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Goodherring Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a fish-hawker who cried 'good herring' in the streets; compare Peascod and Freshherring. This surname seems to have lingered on in the form of Gooderin.
Adam Godharing, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
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This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a fish-hawker who cried 'good herring' in the streets; compare Peascod and Freshherring. This surname seems to have lingered on in the form of Gooderin.
Adam Godharing, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1568. Married — Hercules Gooderyn and Elizabeth Gayre: St. Mary Aldermary (London).
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gooderin | 84 | 0 | / |
| Goudering | 80 | 0 | / |
| Odering | 78 | 130 | / |
| Gadherin | 74 | 3 | / |
| Oderiong | 74 | 2 | / |
| Oidering | 74 | 0 | / |
| Godern | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gaudering | 70 | 2 | / |
| Gaderin | 67 | 230 | / |
| Goudern | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adering | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouderinck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodirn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ghaderin | 63 | 20 | / |
| Hadering | 63 | 8 | / |
| Gouderim | 63 | 5 | / |
| Oderinke | 63 | 4 | / |
| Gauderin | 63 | 2 | / |
| Ngaderin | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gudereng | 63 | 1 | / |
| Haddering | 60 | 42 | / |
| Gadern | 59 | 0 | / |
| Hadderingh | 57 | 464 | / |
| Gaudern | 56 | 160 | / |
| Odireng | 56 | 44 | / |
| Adiring | 56 | 4 | / |
| Gadirin | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gaddern | 56 | 0 | / |
| Ngadirin | 53 | 178 | / |
| Aderinke | 53 | 17 | / |
| Ghadirin | 53 | 1 | / |
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