Goodgame Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Goodgame Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the good groom'; Middle English grom. A common entry in the Hundred Rolls. If the reader will repeat to himself Goodgroom several times he will see, in default of a local origin, that Gooderham was an inevitable corruption.

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Goodgame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7871:460,55839,303
England2521:221,10318,649
Australia701:385,65331,598
Jamaica571:50,3502,926
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Goodgame Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the good groom'; Middle English grom. A common entry in the Hundred Rolls. If the reader will repeat to himself Goodgroom several times he will see, in default of a local origin, that Gooderham was an inevitable corruption. This view is strongly sustained by the fact that there are no Goodgrooms in our directories, which for so popular a nickname would be curious if no corruptions existed.

Symon Godegrom, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Godegrom, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Godgrom. Rolls of Parliament.

Robert Godgrom, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John le Godegrom, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1529-30. Richard Goodgame and Elinor Blacton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1623. John Weekes and Elizabeth Goodgame: ibid.

1701. Baptised — Anne, d. of William Goodgrome: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Good- groom.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Goodgame Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goodgame Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Goodgame is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodgame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 304,336th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,853,451 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Goodgame reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 787 people, or 1 in 460,558. In The United States Goodgame is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Georgia, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 16 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Goodgame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goodgame has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goodgame last name grew 1,749 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodgame Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goodgame last name are 28.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.83% being registered with the political party.

Goodgame earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $43,089 USD per year.

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