Goodlake Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Goodlake Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) War-Sport [Anglo-Saxon Guðlac = Old Norse Guðleik-r-Old English Old Norse gúð, war, battle + Old English lác = Old Norse leik-r, sport, game] The modern Norwegian name is Gudleik, which has been assimilated to Gullik (Stöylen, p.

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Goodlake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
England331:1,688,42669,999
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Goodlake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) War-Sport [Anglo-Saxon Guðlac = Old Norse Guðleik-r-Old English Old Norse gúð, war, battle + Old English lác = Old Norse leik-r, sport, game] The modern Norwegian name is Gudleik, which has been assimilated to Gullik (Stöylen, p. 31).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Anglo-Saxon baptismal name Guthlac. It has been variously written Godelac, Godlac, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as the surname Woodley, name of parishes and places in co. Devon, &c. c. Hence Goodluck.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Goodlake Last Name Facts

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

Goodlake is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodlake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Goodlake live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Goodlake is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 37 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and North Carolina, where 21 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Goodlake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodlake has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goodlake surname expanded 332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodlake Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Goodlake surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Goodlake last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Goodlake earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning $35,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodlak9310/
Goodlace8840/
Goodlack882/
Goodlike881/
Goodleke880/
Goodloke880/
Godlaker880/
Goodlaski8211/
Godlike8012/
Godlayk806/
Goodlax801/
Goodlac800/
Goodlock75271/
Godlasky7531/
Godlaski7526/
Goodlook758/
Goodlouk754/
Goodlodk751/
Goodlouck7128/
Goodleigh7110/
Odlaka713/
Goodliosk712/
Godlok711/
Godlock6780/
Godlook676/
Gadlike675/
Godlouk671/
Goodloc670/

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