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

The surname Goord occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goord? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Goord occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Goord live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is primarily found in: Devon, where 36 percent are found, Greater London, where 32 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Goord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goord has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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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