Goodwill Surname
Approximately 3,892 people bear this surname
Goodwill Surname Definition:
These singular names have no reference to the character, good or bad, of any of the vast Gulielmian tribe, but, according to Pittscottie, a good-wilier and a well-wisher are synonymous. Jamieson.
Goodwill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,966 | 1:184,364 | 18,384 |
| England | 851 | 1:65,474 | 7,610 |
| Nigeria | 260 | 1:681,318 | 31,645 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Jamaica | 67 | 1:42,835 | 2,665 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 525 | 1:46,429 | 5,757 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
Goodwill (7,867) may also be a first name.
Goodwill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
These singular names have no reference to the character, good or bad, of any of the vast Gulielmian tribe, but, according to Pittscottie, a good-wilier and a well-wisher are synonymous. Jamieson.
A corruption of Woodville; perhaps from Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent. See also Woodfall.
From Goderville; a location name in Normandy.
Goodwill Demographics
Average Male Goodwill Height
177.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goodwill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goodwill Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goodwill is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Goodwill? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goodwill is the 118,167th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,872,442 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Goodwill reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 71,890th most common given name at a global level It is held by 7,867 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,966 people, or 1 in 184,364. In The United States Goodwill is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Goodwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Goodwill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodwill last name expanded 806 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goodwill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Goodwill surname are 15.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.65% being registered with the party.
The amount Goodwill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.31% more than the national average, earning R 704,148 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $39,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $46,411 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwille | 94 | 19 | / |
| Goodwilld | 94 | 1 | / |
| Godwill | 93 | 5,445 | / |
| Goodwil | 93 | 9 | / |
| Goodwll | 93 | 0 | / |
| Goodwell | 88 | 1,380 | / |
| Godwilll | 88 | 10 | / |
| Godwille | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gosdwill | 88 | 1 | / |
| Godwil | 86 | 311 | / |
| Godwll | 86 | 4 | / |
| Godwyll | 80 | 1,608 | / |
| Godwell | 80 | 136 | / |
| Goodwel | 80 | 131 | / |
| Gadwill | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gottwill | 75 | 16 | / |
| Goodwele | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gadwille | 75 | 0 | / |
| Godwel | 71 | 27 | / |
| Godbil | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goidewell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godwyl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadwell | 67 | 114 | / |
| Gutwill | 67 | 76 | / |
| Godweel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gotwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gotwild | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gadwl | 62 | 1 | / |
| Goduel | 57 | 10 | / |
| Gutwil | 57 | 8 | / |
| Gadbil | 57 | 7 | / |
| Godbel | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gadbell | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gotwelt | 53 | 0 | / |
| Gatwell | 53 | 0 | / |
| Gottwelt | 50 | 0 | / |
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