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."
Goodheart Demographics
Average Goodheart Salary in
United States
$48,204 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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