Goodison Surname

161,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Goodison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. (1) 'the son of Godith' (v. Goodeve), or (a) 'the son of Goodier' (v. Goodair), or (3) 'the son of Gode' (v. Good). Probably all are now mixed up.

John Godithson, Pardons Roll, 17 Richard II.

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Goodison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1471:48,5776,064
United States5181:699,72855,357
Australia3311:81,5589,472
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Jamaica1111:25,8552,037
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Wales191:162,87011,152
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6111:39,8945,070
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Goodison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. (1) 'the son of Godith' (v. Goodeve), or (a) 'the son of Goodier' (v. Goodair), or (3) 'the son of Gode' (v. Good). Probably all are now mixed up.

John Godithson, Pardons Roll, 17 Richard II.

William Godythson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Gudytha Foloufast, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Godyeson, 1379: ibid.

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

David Gudsoun, canon of Holyrood, 1547 (Binns, 40). Explained as = French Bonifant (i.e. bon enfant) (Weekley, p. 247), and as 'son of Good' (Harrison).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Goody’s or Goodie’s Son: v. Goody, Goodie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Another form of Godson. 2. The parish of Gooderstone, co. Norfolk, is so called. 3. It corresponds with the French Beaufils, son-in-law.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the parish of Gooderstone, commonly Goodson, co. Norfolk; from wood and ton. Hence doubtless the name Godson.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Goodison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodison is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Goodison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,507th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,703,096 people. The surname Goodison is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Goodison live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Goodison is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,147 people, or 1 in 48,577. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Goodison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodison has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Goodison last name grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 582 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Goodison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Goodison surname is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Goodison are 7.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goodison earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.05% more than the national average, earning R 349,452 per year; in United States they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $47,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $54,298 CAD per year.

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Goodison Reference & Research

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