Goodwyn Surname

192,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname

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

Goodwyn Surname Definition:

V. Godwin.

Goodwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0441:177,32817,778
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7621:65,9047,177

Goodwyn (47) may also be a first name.

Goodwyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Godwin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Goodwyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goodwyn is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Goodwyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodwyn? popularity and diffusion

Goodwyn is the 192,348th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,329,167 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Goodwyn live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Goodwyn is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,044 people, or 1 in 177,328. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 30 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Goodwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goodwyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Goodwyn surname rose 268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodwyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Goodwyn last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Goodwyn last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goodwyn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $62,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodwyne93147/
Goodwynn9319/
Goodwyng931/
Godwyn92154/
Goodwn9212/
Goodwhyne881/
Goodwin86151,126/
Goodwen867/
Godwyne862/
Goddwyn861/
Godwwyn860/
Goodwnn860/
Godwn8335/
Goodwine801,327/
Goodwien8030/
Goodwinn8029/
Goodwein8024/
Gooddwin806/
Goodwain801/
Goodwwin801/
Goosdwin801/
Goodwuin801/
Goodween800/
Goodwisn800/
Goodwhin800/
Goodwina800/
Godwin77294,368/
Godwen7754/
Goidwn771/
Godwın771/
Godwine711,584/
Goddwin7135/
Godwinn7127/
Goodwim719/
Godwwin719/
Godtwin716/
Godween715/
Ggodwin712/
Gotdwin712/
Goodben712/
Godwein712/
Godwhin712/
Goodwinová712/
Gosdwin712/
Godwien711/
Godwimn711/
Godwion711/
Hgodwin711/
Ghodwin711/
Godwend711/
Goedwin711/
Gooduin710/
Goodbin710/

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