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
Goudie occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Goudié. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goudie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,154th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,508,496 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Goudie live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
It 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 Goudie is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.
Goudie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goudie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 717 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goudie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (84%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goudie surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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