Goodliffe Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goodliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godeleva,' a form of Godiva (Yonge). St. Godeleva of Terouenne was murdered in 1070.

Godeliva la Ferrur, temp. Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

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Goodliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0031:55,5516,742
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales231:134,5459,804
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3831:63,6437,356
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Goodliffe (47) may also be a first name.

Goodliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godeleva,' a form of Godiva (Yonge). St. Godeleva of Terouenne was murdered in 1070.

Godeliva la Ferrur, temp. Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

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

(English) God-Beloved [Anglo-Saxon Godleof—leóf, beloved]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Guð-leif; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Goodliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodliffe occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodliffe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 255,091st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,710,760 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Goodliffe reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles. Goodliffe is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 47 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,003 people, or 1 in 55,551. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 13 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Besides England Goodliffe is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Goodliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Goodliffe surname expanded 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goodliffe surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goodliffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.32% more than the national average, earning R 511,680 per year; in United States they earn 30.92% more than the national average, earning $56,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodliff94282/
Goodlife94197/
Godlife8820/
Goodlif880/
Goodleaffe841/
Goodleff8216/
Goodlift821/
Goodlief821/
Gadliffe820/
Godlif803/
Godlief7517/
Godleif750/
Goodleb750/
Goodleaf71223/
Goodleft715/
Godleift710/
Goudlief710/
Goodleib710/
Godlew6737/
Godlib6713/
Godlef672/
Godleev631/
Gadliev631/
Godleib630/
Godlesfi591/
Gadlev531/
Gudlew530/
Godlova5013/
Gadleva502/
Ghadlib501/

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