Goodly Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Goodly 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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Goodly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:963,98771,704
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Goodly (25) may also be a first name.

Goodly 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

Goodly Last Name Facts

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

Goodly is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Goodly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 748,537th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. Goodly occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Goodly are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 963,987. In The United States Goodly is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 51 percent are found, California, where 5 percent are found and Texas, where 3 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Goodly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,446 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Goodly are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68% being registered to vote for the party.

Goodly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,747 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodley921,607/
Godly91329/
Goodelly861/
Godley835,482/
Goodle8360/
Goodla8331/
Godlay8322/
Godliy8310/
Goudly836/
Goodli831/
Oodley831/
Hoodly831/
Goidly830/
Odly806/
Goodlet771,323/
Goodlip7755/
Goodlit7714/
Goodles7712/
Hoodley777/
Goodler774/
Goudley772/
Godlays772/
Goodlie771/
Godilly771/
Goodlee771/
Goidlay771/
Goodlep770/
Gooddle770/
Hoodlay770/
Goodled770/
Goodleu770/
Goddley770/
Godla732,710/
Godli73126/
Odley7396/
Godle7370/
Gadly7313/
Oudly735/
Odlys732/
Odloy732/
Odlya731/
Ohdly731/
Hodly731/
Goodlett712,312/
Goodlitt7173/
Goodelle7172/
Goodlich7155/
Goodelli7149/
Goodless7133/
Goodliss7111/
Goudelly7110/
Goodella711/
Goodilla711/
Gooddlle710/
Hoodleys710/
Godler67493/
Hodley67389/
Gadley67332/
Godleś67244/
Goudla67234/
Godlee6799/
Godles6778/
Godlis6734/
Goddli6728/
Oudley6721/
Godlla6717/
Goddla6714/
Gadlay6713/
Goodellis6711/
Hoodle6711/
Godlha679/
Ghodle679/
Houdly678/
Odilly676/
Godhli675/
Hodlys675/
Goddle674/
Godhle674/
Goudle673/
Godlia672/
Goidle672/
Ghodla672/
Goidla672/
Ghadly671/
Godhla671/
Godlli671/
Gaddly671/
Godled671/
Odlaya671/
Godlie671/
Godlle671/
Godlip671/
Godlai671/
Odelly671/
Godlet670/
Godlep670/
Oddley670/

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