Goosey Surname
Approximately 858 people bear this surname
Goosey Surname Definition:
Nick 'the good,' corresponding to French le bon.
Richard le Gode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Gode.' This is the source of most of our Goods; compare Goodwin and Godwin as compounds.
Goda Herrt, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameGoosey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 409 | 1:886,208 | 67,037 |
| England | 327 | 1:170,392 | 15,676 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 246 | 1:99,087 | 10,036 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Goosey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the good,' corresponding to French le bon.
Richard le Gode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Gode.' This is the source of most of our Goods; compare Goodwin and Godwin as compounds.
Goda Herrt, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Gode, ibid.
Goda Poggel, ibid.
Norman fil. Gode, ibid.
Goda de Castre, ibid.
Gode de Scorham, temp. 1300: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.
Hawen Cropure et Gude uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Goda de Berewyk, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.
Hugo Gud, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Cecilia Gud, 1379: ibid.
Robertus Godde and Elena uxor ejus: ibid.
Willelmus Gude: ibid.
1402. Goda Pope: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).
1770. Married — Bartholomew Goode and Mary Caporn: St. George, Hanover Square.
1805. — Abraham Good and Elizabeth Turner: ibid.
(1) probably from the Old English personal name Goda or Gode. (2) shortened from a personal name, as Goodman, Goodrich, Goodwin. (3) less probably, I think, from the adjective 'good'. George Gude and Mariota Hommyll, his spouse, are mentioned in 1517 (RSS., I, 2946; for many additional references to him see Inchcolm, p. 135). Thomas Gude, bailie of Lowdoun, Ayr, 1533 (Laing, 390). John Gwid, mason, was builder of the tower of Pollok, 1536 (Pollok, I, p. 271), and John Gud held a tenement in Glasgow, 1555 (Protocols, l). Herbert Guld was infeft in lands of Auchencairn, 1561 (Nisbet, I, p. 219). Magnus Guld, retoured heir of James Guld in Kirkwall, 1636, may be the Magnus Good, merchant and burgess of the same town, 1648 (Retours, Orkney, 23, 55). George Good was author of Liberton in ancient and modern times, Edinburgh, 1893. Godde 1564, Gud 1554.
(English) 1 belonging to Goosey (Berks) = the Goose-Island (or Riparian Land) [Old English gós+í(e)g\ 2 = Goose (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.
From excellence of character, like the French Le Bon.
A tything in Berkshire.
For Wood.
From Goosey, a tithing in the parish of Stanford-in-the-vale, Berks.
The French pronunciation of Goucet. See Gossett.
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Goosey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goosey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goosey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goosey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 407,730th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. Goosey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Goosey reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States Goosey is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 22 percent live, Missouri, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.
Goosey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goosey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goosey last name expanded 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goosey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Goosey surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.
Goosey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning $36,052 USD per year.
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