Goodswen Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goodswen Surname Definition:

GOODSWAIN: A family of this name was connected with the Abbey of Dunfermline in the fifteenth century. Andrew Gudswan was a charter witness apud Dunfermlyn in 1412 (RD., p. 280). John Gudeswane, notary public in St. Andrews diocese in 1422 (Cambus.

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Goodswen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:302,81622,992
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847

Goodswen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

GOODSWAIN: A family of this name was connected with the Abbey of Dunfermline in the fifteenth century. Andrew Gudswan was a charter witness apud Dunfermlyn in 1412 (RD., p. 280). John Gudeswane, notary public in St. Andrews diocese in 1422 (Cambus., 103) is probably the John Gudswan, notary public apud Dunfermelyn, who witnessed a charter of the lands of Halis near Edinburgh in 1438 (RD., 409). Andrew Gudsuane was a charter witness in Dunfermline in 1456 (ibid., 448), James Gudswan was 'ourman' in Dunfermline in 1491, vicar of Cambee, and later dean of Fife (DBR., 34), and Schir Jhone Gudswayne was chaplain in Dunfermline in 1507 (RD., p. 361). Gudsuan 1492, Gudesvane 1504. The name may be for 'good swain,' i.e. good servant.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Goodswen Demographics

Average Goodswen Salary in
England

£26,854

Per year
Rank:
43,291 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000232904
Rank: 31,254 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
99.55%
Sample size: 20 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Goodswen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goodswen occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodswen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goodswen is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Goodswen reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Goodswen is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 302,816. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 48 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Outside of England Goodswen occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Goodswen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodswen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Goodswin8822/
Goswen860/
Goodswain820/
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Ngudswen751/
Gosuen71111/
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Gutswen674/
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Hodsben671/
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