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    The surname Goddard

    A German patronymic surname, carried by 15,599 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G363 Also a first name

    Goddard: #2,335 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Goddard #2,335, 15,599 people Goddard: #2,335 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Goddard #2,335, 15,599 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goddard is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    * As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.

    Goddard is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,599 people named Goddard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,793 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,157.

    #2,335
    rank among US surnames
    15,599
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,200)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,326Coley15,67119,702
    #2,327Hayward15,66519,709
    #2,328Naranjo15,65819,718
    #2,329Henriquez15,65719,719
    #2,330Skelton15,62419,761
    #2,331Cutler15,62119,765
    #2,332Vergara15,61819,769

    Who is named Goddard

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Goddard identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Goddards

    12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert H. Goddard
      American physicist, 1882–1945
    • Paulette Goddard
      American actress (1910–1990)
    • Drew Goddard
      American writer and director (born 1975)
    • Neville Goddard
      Barbadian writer (1905–1972)
    • Beverley Goddard
      British athlete, born 1956
    • Mark Goddard
      American actor (1936–2023)
    • Henry H. Goddard
      American psychologist (1866–1957)
    • Mary Katharine Goddard
      American printer and publisher, 1738–1816
    • Daniel Goddard
      Actor, born 1971
    • Tracy Goddard
      British athlete, born 1969
    • Gary Goddard
      American film producer and director, born 1954
    • Romaine Brooks
      American artist (1874-1970)

    Notable Goddards come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Goddard

    Goddard has the Soundex code G363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G363.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Goddard come from?
    * As an English surname of Norman origin, name of a 10th-11th-century German saint, from Old High German got (“God”) + harti,herti (“hard, strong”). Brought to England by Normans. Compare Gothard, Godard. * As a French surname, variant of Gaudet.
    How common is the surname Goddard?
    15,599 people in the United States had the surname Goddard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,793 Americans. It ranked 2,335th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Goddard?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Goddard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Goddard?
    Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, followed by Paulette Goddard.
    Where is the surname Goddard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Goddard in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
    What type of surname is Goddard?
    Goddard is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Goddard getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,599 in 2010, up 2.9%.
    Is Goddard also a first name?
    Yes. Goddard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.