Goodridge Surname

58,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Goodridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godric' So common as to make Godric and Godiva the Jack and Jill of their day; v. Goodeve.

Walter Goderiche, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Godriche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Goodridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1881:113,69512,303
England1,9071:29,2183,943
Barbados7221:398101
Canada6451:57,1256,749
Australia6121:44,1115,573
Trinidad and Tobago5051:2,701458
Wales2781:11,1311,238
Liberia2331:18,9211,922
Guyana1921:3,970711
Panama961:40,7532,141
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines201:5,633640
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
India61:127,844,230863,365
Anguilla61:2,239218
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montserrat11:4,947471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8611:28,3113,833
Wales1291:12,158737
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:72,6757,795

Goodridge (46) may also be a first name.

Goodridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godric' So common as to make Godric and Godiva the Jack and Jill of their day; v. Goodeve.

Walter Goderiche, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Godriche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Stephen Godrich, Suffolk, ibid.

Ambrosius fil. Godrige, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert fil. GodRichard Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

William Godrick. Rolls of Parliament.

Godric, abbot of Winchcombe: Freeman, Norman Conquest.

Godric, sheriff of Berkshire: ibid.

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

V. Godric(h.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Godric (God’s rule); one who came from Goodrich (Godric’s castle), in Herefordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Goodridges are now represented in the Totnes district. In 1588, Nicholas Goodridge, of this county, subscribed £50 towards the fund collected for the defence of his country against the Spanish Armada (Sp.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Goodridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodridge occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodridge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goodridge is the 58,305th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 840,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Goodridge live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Goodridge is also the 1,484,914th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 46 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,188 people, or 1 in 113,695. In The United States Goodridge is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Goodridge is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Barbados, where 8 percent are found.

Goodridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goodridge surname increased 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Goodridge surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Goodridge surname are 3.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goodridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,159 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.98% less than the national average, earning R 26,184 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,855 CAD per year.

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Goodridge Reference & Research

Goodrich DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Goodrich FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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