Goodheart Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Goodheart 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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Goodheart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8451:428,94537,042
England1541:361,80625,827
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Australia301:899,85754,700
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:225,19619,055

Goodheart (32) may also be a first name.

Goodheart 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

Same as Woodward, an officer of the wood or forest; or from Goddard, Goddart, "one strong in God."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Goodheart Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodheart occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodheart? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goodheart is the 286,848th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Goodheart live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

Goodheart is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 428,945. In The United States Goodheart is most common in: New York, where 15 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Goodheart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goodheart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodheart surname grew 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodheart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goodheart surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goodheart earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.83% less than the national average, earning R 166,740 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $53,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodheartz955/
Goodhart941,987/
Godheart949/
Goodhert941/
Goodhartz8931/
Goodhardt8927/
Goodhartt8913/
Goodearth896/
Goodharts892/
Goodheard891/
Goedheart891/
Goddheart890/
Goodharte890/
Goodart88306/
Goodear88205/
Goodher8813/
Godhart887/
Goodhar885/
Goedhart824,845/
Goodhard8268/
Godhardt8226/
Goodheir8218/
Godehart8217/
Goodheer8213/
Goodkhar8210/
Goodaart821/
Goodharz821/
Goddhart821/
Goodhare820/
Goddeart820/
Goedeart820/
Goodcher820/
Goodertz820/
Goodhier820/
Godart809,143/
Gooder801,017/
Godert80300/
Goodar80288/
Godhar80130/
Godher8010/
Godehardt78351/
Goedhardt7849/
Goe'dhart781/
Goedert754,839/
Goodier752,545/
Goodger752,496/
Goodarz752,283/
Goodyer751,256/
Goodard75365/
Godaert75325/
Goodare75293/
Goodair75209/
Goudart75113/
Goodere7593/
Godhard7581/
Godarth7579/
Godhare7553/
Ghodhar7547/
Godcher7547/
Godardt7526/
Goedart7514/
Godgart7511/
Goddart7510/
Godahar754/
Goodejr752/
Godhair751/
Goddert751/
Goddhar751/
Godeard751/
Godhier751/
Goodjer751/
Goudher751/
Goodaur751/
Goodgar751/
Godeyar751/
Godiart751/
Godchar751/
Ghoodar751/
Adheart751/
Goodeir751/
Godertt751/
Goodder750/
Gooderd750/
Goudert750/
Gadhart750/
Goodeer750/
Goddear750/
Godar716,105/
Goder712,660/
Goddaert71181/
Goedhard71117/
Odert7151/
Godhaird7135/
Gooddard7128/
Goudaert7121/
Goodyard7120/
Goddertz7120/
Odart7119/
Goeddert7113/
Godehard7110/
Ghodahar716/
Odejarte713/
Gooddarz712/
Ghodhare712/
Goudarth712/
Gadahart711/
Goddhare711/
Ghodchar711/
Godihard711/
Goeddart711/
Goodarzr711/
Gooddeir711/
Goudhare711/
Goudarte711/
Goudiart711/
Goddhard711/
Gudhardt711/
Goodhour711/
Goddardt711/
Goederdt711/
Goudardt711/
Godkhere710/
Goodjahr710/
Goodhuir710/
Godard6722,863/
Oudart672,115/
Godier671,605/
Gadher671,478/
Goudar671,255/
Gohdar671,174/
Gouder67866/
Godare67525/
Gadhar67262/
Godair67229/
Godere67219/
Ghodar67212/
Goyder67208/
Godder67110/
Godeer6791/
Godret6787/
Gudert6753/
Goddar6741/
Odaert6737/
Oudert6721/
Ghoshdhar6718/
Godaer6716/
Oderth6714/
Godarz6712/
Goodir6711/
Gotdar679/
Odarte678/
Odeard678/
Godger676/
Godarh676/
Ngodar675/
Goderd675/
Ghoder674/
Odarth674/
Gadear673/
Gotder673/
Goydar672/
Goider672/
Godaar671/
Godasr671/
Godhehere671/
Godhir671/
Godhre671/
Goidar671/
Goodjr671/
Odhirt671/
Odiert671/
Goduer671/
Godarp671/
Gojder671/
Gudart671/
Odhard671/
Osdert671/
Godarr671/
Hodert671/
O'Dart670/
Hodart670/
Godyer670/
Gosder670/

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