Goodspeed Surname

129,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Goodspeed Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; literally 'good success,' as a sobriquet applied to a fortunate man.

Robert Godspeede, Close Rolls, 9 Henry IV.

John Godespede, Close Rolls, 19 Richard II.

Ralph Godisped.

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Goodspeed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0421:119,15212,771
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Australia951:284,16525,304
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China41:341,830,39216,990
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0451:48,0565,494

Goodspeed (19) may also be a first name.

Goodspeed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; literally 'good success,' as a sobriquet applied to a fortunate man.

Robert Godspeede, Close Rolls, 9 Henry IV.

John Godespede, Close Rolls, 19 Richard II.

Ralph Godisped. 1273, Hundred Rolls.

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

V. Godspeed.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A wish of success, possibly a nickname for one who frequently voiced Italian

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

The sobriquet of a good runner?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Goodspeed Last Name Facts

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

Goodspeed occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodspeed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,346th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,082,751 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Goodspeed reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Goodspeed is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,042 people, or 1 in 119,152. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Goodspeed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goodspeed has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodspeed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Goodspeed are 10.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goodspeed earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.54% less than the national average, earning R 165,060 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godspeed9416/
Goospeed942/
Goodspee941/
Goodsped940/
Goodspeer891/
Goodspped891/
Goodspeep891/
Goodspead891/
Godspeer821/
Godspied820/
Goodspeth780/
Gaspeed7521/
Godspet751/
Godsper751/
Godspey750/
Gospe7143/
Gouspeer714/
Gosper671,182/
Gospei675/
Gospes671/
Godspa671/
Goushpeer671/
Goospy671/
Ghouspeer671/

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