Goodney Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Goodney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Israel241:356,56829,419
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Goodney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodney is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 853,416th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Goodney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Goodney live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 16 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 8 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Goodney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Goodney last name grew 2,609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Goodney are 13.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.25% being registered with the party.

Goodney earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godney9292/
Goodne923/
Goodny922/
Goodner862,481/
Goodnoe86182/
Goodnes869/
Goodnie861/
Goodniy861/
Goudney861/
Goodnae861/
Goodnye860/
Odney83340/
Godne83115/
Godny8338/
Goodness801,703/
Goodenne800/
Godnez77332/
Gadney77193/
Hodney7783/
Oudney7737/
Godner7731/
Goudne7720/
Godnyy7715/
Godhne7714/
Godnes778/
Gudney773/
Godnge772/
Goodna772/
Godnee771/
Goodni771/
Godniy771/
Ngodne771/
Goudny770/
Goodnesss751/
Goodnecht750/
Odne73375/
Godenne71152/
Godnaya7158/
Godness7122/
Godinne7113/
Godìnez719/
Godønes718/
Hoodneh714/
Gudneye713/
Goddnie711/
Ghodnae711/
Hoodnyi711/
Goodnis711/
Goddner711/
Gaddney711/
Odenney711/
Gosdner710/
Goodnah710/
Goodnou710/
Hoodner710/
Adney671,287/
Hodne671,121/
Hodny67175/
Odner67135/
Gadne6775/
Odnes6742/
Goudenne6726/
Godna6725/
Goodniss6717/
Odnoy6716/
Odnez6710/
Godni678/
Gudne675/
Godøness674/
Godhniya674/
Odnye672/
Oudne672/
Ghodnayi671/
Odnee671/
Oddny671/
Odhne671/
Goudinne671/
Odnie671/
O'Denney671/
Goodnich670/
Odned670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goodney
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