Gooding Surname

26,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Gooding Surname Definition:

Bapt 'the son of Goodwin,' which see. From the form Godwin (which see) just the same variants have issued. The suffix -win, even when not the French in, commonly became in, en, and ing. (2) Bapt. —the son of Gooding'; compare Harding, Browning, &c.

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Gooding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2191:39,3174,844
England4,6571:11,9641,758
Australia1,7611:15,3302,177
Canada1,0851:33,9594,366
Barbados7521:38292
Trinidad and Tobago4201:3,248547
French Polynesia2951:952100
Wales2751:11,2531,251
Liberia2711:16,2681,692
New Zealand2621:17,2843,026
Panama2401:16,3011,183
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Scotland1171:45,7594,089
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
Guyana871:8,7611,376
Bahamas811:4,836493
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines771:1,463314
Grenada761:1,428262
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
France171:3,907,219231,005
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway61:857,04855,549
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4591:9,9131,496
Wales551:28,5171,601
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8101:27,7453,412

Gooding (45) may also be a first name.

Gooding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bapt 'the son of Goodwin,' which see. From the form Godwin (which see) just the same variants have issued. The suffix -win, even when not the French in, commonly became in, en, and ing. (2) Bapt. —the son of Gooding'; compare Harding, Browning, &c.

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

(English) God(a)’s Son [Anglo-Saxon Goding-gód, good + the fil suff. -ing] Cp. Godding.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Goding, or sometimes of Godwin (God’s friend).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably the same as Godin, an ancient Teutonic baptismal appellation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gooding was a Stowmarket name 300 years ago (H.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gooding Last Name Facts

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

Gooding has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gooding? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,444th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 358,058 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gooding live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gooding is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Gooding is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9,219 people, or 1 in 39,317. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Gooding exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Gooding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gooding has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gooding surname grew 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 688 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gooding Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gooding surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gooding last name are 10.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gooding earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.69% more than the national average, earning 469,586 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 181.82% more than the national average, earning R 669,720 per year; in Colombia they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $34,001,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $50,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodings93951/
Goodding93160/
Goodin9210,531/
Goding921,785/
Goodng921/
Godding861,999/
Goeding8610/
Gouding863/
Gooddin863/
Hooding863/
Goodina863/
Goodion863/
Goodien862/
Goodinn862/
Goodind861/
Godiong861/
Godings861/
Goiding861/
Ngoding861/
Gooduin860/
Goodeng860/
Godging860/
Godin8333,158/
Oding831,888/
Goodn831/
Goddings8047/
D'Goding801/
Gooden7720,037/
Godina7710,617/
Odiong774,516/
Gading772,836/
Goudin771,621/
Gosdin77648/
Goddin77622/
Goidin77521/
Odding77467/
Godijn77387/
Goydin77292/
Ouding77127/
Guding7797/
Godeng7752/
Odieng7732/
Goodyn7723/
Ghodin7719/
Godion7710/
Goduin777/
Godien775/
Hoding774/
Goodne773/
Godimg771/
Godind771/
Godinn771/
Goodim771/
Oodink771/
Odings771/
Odin'g771/
Oyding771/
Godn7334/
Odng734/
Goddijn71506/
Goydina71237/
Gauding71234/
Gudding71202/
Goodden71163/
Hodding71104/
Goudina7167/
Gadding7124/
Ngading7124/
Gatding7123/
Gohddin7121/
Goidina7119/
Godinne7113/
Hgading7112/
Goodeen719/
Godienė716/
Gojdina716/
Güdding716/
Goddeng715/
Goddina714/
Houding712/
Gaading711/
Gadingh711/
Goddien711/
Goutdin711/
Godoeng711/
Goudeng711/
Goohden711/
Gudiong711/
Gadieng711/
Oodaeng711/
Oodyong711/
Ghosdin711/
Goodynn710/
Goodyon710/
Hodging710/
Gadin672,782/
Goden672,420/
Ading671,757/
Odeng671,702/
Odink67578/
Godim67515/
Godyn67266/
Godne67115/
Godinova6783/
Godén6741/
Nggading6730/
Godinová6723/
Ngudding6716/
Gousddin675/
Goudn675/
Ghouddin674/
Guddings672/
Godín672/
Godhn671/
Gaddings671/
Odnng671/
Goudinne671/
Godèn671/
Goidn671/
Oudingue671/
Odngt671/
Ghousdin671/
Housding670/
Goodenne670/

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