How common is the surname Goodell?

4,607 people in the United States had the surname Goodell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,017 Americans. It ranked 7,240th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Goodell?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Goodell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Goodell?

Brian Goodell, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, and Mayor, followed by Roger Goodell.

Where is the surname Goodell most common?

Wikidata records people named Goodell in the United States.

Is the surname Goodell getting more or less common?

More common. 4,574 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,607 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Goodell

A surname, carried by 4,607 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goodell is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,607 people named Goodell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,017 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,574.

#7,240

rank among US surnames

4,607

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,792)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,236	Dufresne	4,611	66,958
#7,237	Hudgens	4,609	66,988
#7,238	Schlueter	4,608	67,002
#7,240	Goodell	4,607	67,017

Who is named Goodell

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

93% of people named Goodell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goodells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Goodell
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, and Mayor, born 1959
Roger Goodell
American businessman and NFL commissioner, born 1959
Charles Goodell
American politician (1926-1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goodell

Goodell has the Soundex code G340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G340.

Questions

How common is the surname Goodell?: 4,607 people in the United States had the surname Goodell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,017 Americans. It ranked 7,240th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goodell?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Goodell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Goodell?: Brian Goodell, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, and Mayor, followed by Roger Goodell.
Where is the surname Goodell most common?: Wikidata records people named Goodell in the United States.
Is the surname Goodell getting more or less common?: More common. 4,574 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,607 in 2010, up 0.7%.