Goodwood Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Goodwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Goodwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodwood occurs most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Goodwood.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodwood? popularity and diffusion

Goodwood is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Goodwood is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Goodwood are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles.

Goodwood is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Goodwood is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 46 percent live, Lancashire, where 23 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Goodwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Goodwood last name grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goodwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godwood9331/
Godwod8654/
Gadwood80134/
Gudwood801/
Gotwood800/
Goodwad800/
Godwad718/
Gatwood67495/
Godboot673/
Godhwad671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goodwood
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