Goord Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goord Surname Definition:

Gurth or Gyrth, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, which was borne by one of the brothers of Harold, who fell with him at Hastings.

Goord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goord Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gurth or Gyrth, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, which was borne by one of the brothers of Harold, who fell with him at Hastings.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Goord Last Name Facts

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

Goord is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goord? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Goord live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Goord is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Goord is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 36 percent reside, Greater London, where 32 percent reside and West Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Goord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goord has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Goord last name contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goords9110/
Ghoord913/
Goor893,306/
Gord891,737/
Oord891,381/
Goore809,861/
Gourd801,458/
Goorh80736/
Ghoor80447/
Oordt80248/
Gordt80220/
Gordh8082/
Ngoor8080/
Gords8024/
Ghord8018/
Goerd8012/
Goohr809/
Goojr806/
Gordz805/
Goort802/
Goyrd801/
Goird801/
Gordd801/
Kgord801/
Hoord800/
Gorrd800/
Gor7515,590/
Ord757,606/
Goorts73535/
Goerdt73521/
Gordts73435/
Ghoore738/
Gooier733/
Gourds732/
Goortz732/
Goorhe731/
Ghourd731/
Goutrd731/
Goorre731/
Goojre731/
Gore67208,153/
Gour6755,739/
Gorh6732,412/
Ngor6724,264/
Gard6713,253/
Gort675,295/
Hord674,937/
Gohr674,020/
Gorr673,161/
Ghor672,739/
Oort67969/
Gurd67966/
Gorz67406/
Gorp67259/
Goir67170/
Gojr6733/
Ggor6726/
Uord6723/
Gordová6716/
Gotr6716/
Ordd6712/
Gordowa675/
Oyrd674/
Ortd674/
Ourd673/
Kgor673/
Orhd673/
Ordz672/
Ordh672/
Goyr672/
Oird672/
Gorč671/
Ordt671/
Goorova671/
Otrd671/
Osrd671/
Goorová671/
Goohier670/
Gosr670/

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Goord Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Goord
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