Goodshaw Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Goodshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Goodshaw Last Name Facts

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

Goodshaw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goodshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goodshaw is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Goodshaw occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Goodshaw live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Goodshaw is primarily concentrated in: California, where 92 percent are found and Oregon, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found.

Goodshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goodshaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodshaw last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodshaw Last Name Statistics demography

Goodshaw earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godshaw93120/
Godschaw881/
Goodshow880/
Gotshaw8045/
Goodsow802/
Gadshaw802/
Gudshaw800/
Gottshaw7511/
Gadsaw710/
Gottschaw710/
Godsafe67116/
Gutshaw674/
Gatshaw670/

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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 Goodshaw
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