Goodhart Surname

208,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

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.

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Goodhart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8001:201,36619,792
England1271:438,72529,288
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3661:137,21013,003

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.

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

(English) 1 a nickname: Good Heart [Old English gód + heorte] Walter Godherte.—Close Rolls.

Cp. Bunker.

2 confused with Goddart, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Teutonic personal name of high antiquity of which Goddard is the ordinary English form. The family are of German extraction.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Goodhartz9431/
Goodhardt9427/
Goodhartt9413/
Goodharts942/
Goodharte940/
Goodart93306/
Godhart937/
Goodhar935/
Goodheartz895/
Goedhart884,845/
Goodhard8868/
Godhardt8826/
Goodkhar8810/
Godheart889/
Goodaart881/
Goodharz881/
Goddhart881/
Goodhert881/
Goodhare880/
Godart869,143/
Goodar86288/
Godhar86130/
Goedhardt8249/
Goodearth826/
Goodheard821/
Goe'dhart821/
Goedheart821/
Goddheart820/
Goodarz802,283/
Goodard80365/
Godaert80325/
Goodare80293/
Goodair80209/
Goodear80205/
Goudart80113/
Godhard8081/
Godarth8079/
Godhare8053/
Ghodhar8047/
Godardt8026/
Goedart8014/
Godgart8011/
Goddart8010/
Godahar804/
Godhair801/
Goddhar801/
Goodaur801/
Goodgar801/
Godchar801/
Ghoodar801/
Goodort801/
Gadhart800/
Godar776,105/
Odart7719/
Goddaert75181/
Goedhard75117/
Goodaire7590/
Godhaird7535/
Gooddard7528/
Goudaert7521/
Goodheir7518/
Ghodahar756/
Gooddarz752/
Ghodhare752/
Goudarth752/
Gadahart751/
Goddhare751/
Ghodchar751/
Goeddart751/
Goodarzr751/
Goudhare751/
Goudarte751/
Goddhard751/
Gudhardt751/
Goodhour751/
Goddardt751/
Goudardt751/
Goddeart750/
Goedeart750/
Goodjahr750/
Godard7122,863/
Oudart712,115/
Goudar711,255/
Gohdar711,174/
Godare71525/
Godert71300/
Gadhar71262/
Godair71229/
Ghodar71212/
Goddar7141/
Ghoshdhar7118/
Godarz7112/
Gotdar719/
Odarte718/
Godarh716/
Ngodar715/
Odarth714/
Goydar712/
Godaar711/
Godasr711/
Godhor711/
Goidar711/
Godarp711/
Gudart711/
Odhard711/
Godarr711/
O'Dart710/
Hodart710/
Goodor710/
Godort710/
Goddard6759,273/
Goudard673,284/
Houdart671,713/
Gaudart67376/
Godaire67163/
Hodgart67131/
Gadhare6784/
Ghodare6758/
Gaudhar6734/
Ghadhar6717/
Gadharr6714/
Goudarz6714/
Gadhatr6713/
Goudare6712/
Gouddar676/
Goodoor675/
Goedard674/
Gadhair673/
Ghoddar673/
Godgard672/
Goddert671/
Gadahar671/
Gaddhar671/
Gadhaur671/
Goddare671/
Godeard671/
Goodord671/
Adharte671/
Adharth671/
Gouëdar671/
Godjard671/
Adheart671/
Ghoudar671/
Goodeir671/
Godertt671/
Godorth671/
Gooderd670/
Hoddart670/
Goudert670/
Godarre670/
Hoodard670/
Goddear670/

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