How common is the surname Good?

35,446 people in the United States had the surname Good in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,710 Americans. It ranked 981st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Good?

Meagan Good, American actress and producer, followed by Michael T. Good.

Where is the surname Good most common?

Wikidata records people named Good in the United States, Australia and England and 1 other country.

Is the surname Good getting more or less common?

More common. 34,430 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,446 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Good

A surname, carried by 35,446 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɡʊd/ 1 syllable Soundex G300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Good is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,446 people named Good in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,710 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,430.

#981

rank among US surnames

35,446

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #929)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#972	Dudley	35,781	8,629
#973	Sierra	35,770	8,631
#974	Pollard	35,749	8,636
#975	Alfaro	35,725	8,642
#976	Hester	35,642	8,662
#977	Proctor	35,636	8,664
#978	Lu	35,628	8,666

Who is named Good

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

89% of people named Good identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goods

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meagan Good
American actress and producer, born 1981
Michael T. Good
American astronaut, born 1962
Curtis Good
Australian association football player, born 1993
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, born 1985

Notable Goods come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (1) and England (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Goode

Surnames that sound like Good

Good has the Soundex code G300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G300.

Questions

Where does the surname Good come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Good?: 35,446 people in the United States had the surname Good in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,710 Americans. It ranked 981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Good?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Good identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Good?: Meagan Good, American actress and producer, followed by Michael T. Good.
Where is the surname Good most common?: Wikidata records people named Good in the United States, Australia and England and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Good?: Good is /ɡʊd/, one syllable.
Is the surname Good getting more or less common?: More common. 34,430 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,446 in 2010, up 3.0%.
What are other spellings of Good?: Goode.