Goodhart Surname
Approximately 1,987 people bear this surname
Goodhart Surname Definition:
(1) Nick 'good heart,' the kind hearted; Middle English herte, heart; compare Bunker. Allied to such names as Cceur de Lion, Trueman, Goodfellow, &c.
Alexander Godherte. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Walter Godherte, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameGoodhart Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,800 | 1:201,366 | 19,792 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 366 | 1:137,210 | 13,003 |
Goodhart Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Nick 'good heart,' the kind hearted; Middle English herte, heart; compare Bunker. Allied to such names as Cceur de Lion, Trueman, Goodfellow, &c.
Alexander Godherte. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Walter Godherte, ibid.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Godard' , possibly in some cases an imitative corruption; v. Goddard. The following first two entries are manifestly variants of Godard:
Richard Godart, Buckinghamshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Adam Godart, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1658. Married — John Lyon and Lucey Goodhart: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) 1 a nickname: Good Heart [Old English gód + heorte] Walter Godherte.—Close Rolls.
Cp. Bunker.
2 confused with Goddart, q.v.
A Teutonic personal name of high antiquity of which Goddard is the ordinary English form. The family are of German extraction.
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Goodhart Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodhart Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goodhart has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodhart? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 208,204th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,667,612 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Goodhart are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Goodhart is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,800 people, or 1 in 201,366. In The United States Goodhart is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Goodhart exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Goodhart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goodhart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodhart last name increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goodhart Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goodhart surname are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Goodhart earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $58,314 CAD per year.
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