Goodram Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goodram Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the good groom'; Middle English grom. A common entry in the Hundred Rolls. If the reader will repeat to himself Goodgroom several times he will see, in default of a local origin, that Gooderham was an inevitable corruption.

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Goodram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Goodram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the good groom'; Middle English grom. A common entry in the Hundred Rolls. If the reader will repeat to himself Goodgroom several times he will see, in default of a local origin, that Gooderham was an inevitable corruption. This view is strongly sustained by the fact that there are no Goodgrooms in our directories, which for so popular a nickname would be curious if no corruptions existed.

Symon Godegrom, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Godegrom, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Godgrom. Rolls of Parliament.

Robert Godgrom, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John le Godegrom, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1529-30. Richard Goodgame and Elinor Blacton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1623. John Weekes and Elizabeth Goodgame: ibid.

1701. Baptised — Anne, d. of William Goodgrome: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(A-Scand.) Godrum was the Anglicized form of the O. Danish Guðrum, for Guðorm = Bat­tle - Snake [Old Norse guð battle, war, + orm-r, snake]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

As Goodrum.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Goodram Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodram is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodram? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Goodram reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England Goodram is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 77 percent reside, Lancashire, where 8 percent reside and Hampshire, where 4 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Goodram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodram has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Goodram last name expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodram Last Name Statistics demography

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

Goodram earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 67.58% more than the national average, earning $83,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Goodream931/
Goodraim930/
Hoodram861/
Goodran861/
Goodrom860/
Godream860/
Odram836/
Goodrain802/
Goodrean801/
Goodroom800/
Goodrome800/
Godran7741/
Oidram7735/
Gudram7722/
Gadram7716/
Hodram771/
Goodrrand750/
Godrant7158/
Oudhram7128/
Goodron716/
Goudran712/
Gaddram712/
Godrane712/
Ghadram711/
Ghodran711/
Godhran711/
Godrome711/
Gosdrom710/
Goddran710/
Adram67385/
Goudrang671/
Odrom671/
Goudrand671/
Godrhane671/
Goodroon670/
Goudrean670/

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