How common is the surname Goodfellow?

2,440 people in the United States had the surname Goodfellow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,535 Americans. It ranked 12,667th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Goodfellow?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Goodfellow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Goodfellow?

Daniel Goodfellow, British diver, followed by Ian Goodfellow.

Where is the surname Goodfellow most common?

Wikidata records people named Goodfellow in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Goodfellow getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,440 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Goodfellow

A surname, carried by 2,440 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G314

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goodfellow is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,440 people named Goodfellow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,535 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,443.

#12,667

rank among US surnames

2,440

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,745)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,659	Rayfield	2,443	126,380
#12,661	Basquez	2,442	126,431
#12,662	Horrell	2,441	126,483
#12,667	Klee	2,440	126,535
#12,670	Gilland	2,439	126,587
#12,676	Villasana	2,438	126,639

Who is named Goodfellow

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

95% of people named Goodfellow identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goodfellows

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Goodfellow
British diver, born 1996
Ian Goodfellow
American scientist, author, born 1987
Michael Goodfellow
British and Scottish male curler and coach, born 1988

Notable Goodfellows come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Goodfellow?: 2,440 people in the United States had the surname Goodfellow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,535 Americans. It ranked 12,667th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goodfellow?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Goodfellow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Goodfellow?: Daniel Goodfellow, British diver, followed by Ian Goodfellow.
Where is the surname Goodfellow most common?: Wikidata records people named Goodfellow in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Goodfellow getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,440 in 2010, down 0.1%.