Goodwill Surname

118,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9661:184,36418,384
England8511:65,4747,610
Nigeria2601:681,31831,645
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Australia1681:160,68916,729
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Jamaica671:42,8352,665
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
India361:21,307,372304,812
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5251:46,4295,757
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Woodville; perhaps from Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent. See also Woodfall.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Goderville; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodwille9419/
Goodwilld941/
Godwill935,445/
Goodwil939/
Goodwll930/
Goodwell881,380/
Godwilll8810/
Godwille882/
Gosdwill881/
Godwil86311/
Godwll864/
Godwyll801,608/
Godwell80136/
Goodwel80131/
Gadwill8015/
Gottwill7516/
Goodwele750/
Gadwille750/
Godwel7127/
Godbil713/
Goidewell711/
Godwyl711/
Gadwell67114/
Gutwill6776/
Godweel671/
Gotwell670/
Gotwild670/
Gadwl621/
Goduel5710/
Gutwil578/
Gadbil577/
Godbel571/
Gadbell531/
Gotwelt530/
Gatwell530/
Gottwelt500/

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