Goodland Surname
Approximately 1,234 people bear this surname
Goodland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Jodland' or 'Godland'; v. Golland and Jolland. (a) Local, 'of Godland.'
Richard fil. Jodlani. 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Godland, ibid.
Henricus de Godland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameGoodland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 530 | 1:105,128 | 11,010 |
| United States | 316 | 1:1,147,022 | 82,337 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 364 | 1:66,965 | 7,625 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Goodland (31) may also be a first name.
Goodland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Jodland' or 'Godland'; v. Golland and Jolland. (a) Local, 'of Godland.'
Richard fil. Jodlani. 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugo Godland, ibid.
Henricus de Godland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Jonet Gudelande held a tenement in Glasgow, 1550 (Protocols, I). Bardsley and Harrison say from the Old English personal name Godland, and Harrison also as second guess says "belonging to Go(o)dland.'.
(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Godland = God-Land.
2 belonging to Go(o)dland [the first element may represent God-, the pers. name God(a, or the adj. good]
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Goodland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goodland is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodland? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goodland is the 306,393rd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,905,629 people. The last name Goodland occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Goodland are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 105,128. In England Goodland is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 26 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 11 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.
Goodland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goodland has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Goodland last name expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goodland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Goodland are 17.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Goodland earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.05% more than the national average, earning $53,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% less than the national average, earning $46,116 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodlands | 94 | 34 | / |
| Godland | 93 | 15 | / |
| Goodlan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Goudland | 88 | 32 | / |
| Goedland | 88 | 18 | / |
| Goodlean | 88 | 1 | / |
| Goodlain | 88 | 0 | / |
| Goodlane | 88 | 0 | / |
| Odland | 86 | 1,757 | / |
| Goodlaine | 82 | 0 | / |
| Godlian | 80 | 35 | / |
| Gadland | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hodland | 80 | 2 | / |
| Godlean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodlon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodlam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Godlane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goodlein | 75 | 34 | / |
| Gaudland | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hoidland | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goodlosn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Adland | 71 | 161 | / |
| Gadlan | 71 | 121 | / |
| Godlam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godlon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hadland | 67 | 2,340 | / |
| Aadland | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Audland | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngadlan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Addland | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asdland | 67 | 2 | / |
| Godlong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadlian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadlane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadlands | 63 | 0 | / |
| Gadlanova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Adelliand | 59 | 0 | / |
| Gadlam | 57 | 5 | / |
| Adlond | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hadlond | 53 | 1 | / |
| Godillon | 50 | 494 | / |
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