# Good (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/good/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 35,446 |
| US rank (2010) | 981 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,710 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (34,430 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡʊd/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Goode |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the adjective good. * Also as an English surname, from the personal name Gōde, which represents the first part of names such as Godfrey, Gottfried, etc. * As a German surname, Americanized from Gut, Guth. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Goed, Goede.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Good in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Good in the United States, Australia, England and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Good

- Meagan Good, American actress and producer
- Michael T. Good, American astronaut
- Curtis Good, Australian association football player
- Mary L. Good, American chemist (1931–2019)
- Sarah Good, accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (1653-1692)
- James William Good, American politician (1866-1929)
- Bob Good, American politician (born 1965)
- Ronald Good, British botanist (1896–1992)
- Jon Moxley, American professional wrestler and actor

## Similar surnames

Goode, Godoy, Goad, Goto, Goudy, Gowdy, Gootee, Gowda, Goody, Goede, Goda, Goodhue.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.