Goudie Surname
Approximately 4,831 people bear this surname
Goudie Surname Definition:
Variants of Goldie, which see, of which they are the popular pronunciation, e.g."Goudie terror o' the Whigs" of Bums. The name appears in Edinbergh from 1598 onwards (Edinb. Marr.) in the forms Gowdie, Gaudie, Goddie. Robert Gowdie writer in Edinbergh, 1643 (Inquis.
Read More About This SurnameGoudie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,082 | 1:334,990 | 30,261 |
| Canada | 901 | 1:40,894 | 5,098 |
| Australia | 833 | 1:32,408 | 4,288 |
| England | 774 | 1:71,987 | 8,238 |
| Scotland | 655 | 1:8,174 | 1,207 |
| New Zealand | 269 | 1:16,834 | 2,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 90 | 1:256,347 | 10,121 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 847 | 1:4,419 | 699 |
| England | 108 | 1:225,698 | 17,096 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
The alternate forms: Goudié (1) are calculated separately.
Goudie (17) may also be a first name.
Goudie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variants of Goldie, which see, of which they are the popular pronunciation, e.g."Goudie terror o' the Whigs" of Bums. The name appears in Edinbergh from 1598 onwards (Edinb. Marr.) in the forms Gowdie, Gaudie, Goddie. Robert Gowdie writer in Edinbergh, 1643 (Inquis., 2797), and John Gawdie was one of "those who ere matriculat in the Companie of Merchands of Edinbergh," 1687 (Sc. Ant., XII, p. 128). William Goudie in Ayr, 1689 (RPC., 3 ser. XIV, p. 674). The surname was early carried to the north appearing in Shetland first in 1576 in the person of Gawane Gadie of Lougasettar, Dunrossness (Oppressions, p. 73, 81; Goudie, p. 71). William Gady was servitor to Magnus Loutfuie of Fleck, 1603 (OSR., I, p. 226). Gayn (Gavin) Gadie in Clumlie died in 1629 (Sc. Ant., XII, p. 39). There was a town or village of this name and a "Little Goudie Chapel." It existed in the policies of Camperdown (Maxwell, Old Dundee, 1891).
Scot. forms of Goldie, q.v.
(Scottish) Descendant of little Gold or Golda (gold).
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Goudie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goudie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Goudie occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Goudié. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goudie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Goudie is the 98,154th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,508,496 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Goudie reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Goudie is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 17 people.
Goudie is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,082 people, or 1 in 334,990. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.
Goudie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Goudie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 717 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goudie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Goudie surname is chiefly Presbyterian (84%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goudie surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Goudie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.79% more than the national average, earning R 809,844 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,864 CAD per year.
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