Goodheart Surname
Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGoodheart Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 845 | 1:428,945 | 37,042 |
| England | 154 | 1:361,806 | 25,827 |
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 223 | 1:225,196 | 19,055 |
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.
(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.
Same as Woodward, an officer of the wood or forest; or from Goddard, Goddart, "one strong in God."
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Goodheart Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodheart Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goodheart occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Goodheart.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodheart? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 286,848th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. Goodheart is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Goodheart live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Goodheart is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name globally, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 428,945. In The United States Goodheart is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Goodheart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Goodheart has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goodheart Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Goodheart surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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