Goodwine Surname

288,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname

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

Goodwine Surname Definition:

A surname found in the shires of Ayr, Lanark, and Stirling. From the Old English personal name Godwine, 'God friend.' The spelling Goodwin is due to the fact that the o in Godwin was originally pronounced long. Godwin, dapifer, and Godwin, camerarius of the bishop, witnessed a quitclaim by Robert, bishop of St.

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Goodwine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3141:275,84425,801
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3071:163,57914,871

Goodwine (13) may also be a first name.

Goodwine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found in the shires of Ayr, Lanark, and Stirling. From the Old English personal name Godwine, 'God friend.' The spelling Goodwin is due to the fact that the o in Godwin was originally pronounced long. Godwin, dapifer, and Godwin, camerarius of the bishop, witnessed a quitclaim by Robert, bishop of St. Andrews, 1127 (Nat. MSS., I, 27). Thomas Goodwyn, brother of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in 1414, appears again in 1426 as Thomas Gudewyne, brother of the order of St. John of Jerusalem (Bain, IV, 854; Egidii, p. 47).

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

(English) Descendant of Godwin (God's friend).

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

1. From Godwin, Godwine, "beloved of God"=Theophilus. 2. Same as Goldwin, i. e. Waldwin, which may translate both "victorious prince," and "powerful friend."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Goodwin. —The principal home of this name is in Staffordshire, and in the adjacent counties of Derby and Cheshire. Besides its home in the midlands, it has a less important centre in Kent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Goodwine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodwine occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodwine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Goodwine is the 288,908th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,491,745 people. Goodwine occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Goodwine reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Goodwine is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,314 people, or 1 in 275,844. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Goodwine exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Goodwine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodwine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goodwine last name rose 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodwine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Goodwine last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

Goodwine earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning $35,543 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Goodwinie942/
Goodwinet940/
Goodwin93151,126/
Godwine931,584/
Goodwyne88147/
Goodvine8849/
Goodwinn8829/
Goodwein8824/
Gooddwin886/
Gootwine886/
Goodwiny882/
Goodwuin881/
Goodwain881/
Goodwhin880/
Goodwane880/
Goodbine880/
Godwin86294,368/
Goodwhyne821/
Goodwener820/
Goodwyn802,189/
Godwini801,048/
Goodvin80376/
Goddwin8035/
Godwinn8027/
Godwane8017/
Goodwen807/
Ggodwin802/
Gotdwin802/
Godwyne802/
Godwein802/
Godwhin802/
Goduine801/
Goedwin801/
Godwiny801/
Ghodwin801/
Hgodwin801/
Goodvinn7530/
Goodwynn7519/
Goodweni7514/
Ngodwene751/
Godwinio751/
Godwinhi751/
Godweing751/
Goodvina751/
Goodween750/
Godvin71237/
Godwyn71154/
Gudwin7177/
Godwen7154/
Gotwisner715/
Gadwin715/
Godwın711/
Gudwini6713/
Gudwane677/
Godvane675/
Godween675/
Gadvine674/
Godwena672/
Gadwane671/
Goddvin671/
Goudvin671/
Godweni671/
Gutwine671/
Goddwyn671/
Gudwein670/
Gotwein670/

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