# Goodrich (surname)

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

A characteristical surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,487 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,838 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,844 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.5% (19,399 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʊdɹɪt͡ʃ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Godrich, Godridge, Gooderick, Gooderidge, Goodrick, Goodricke, Goodridge, Goodwright, Gutridge |

## Etymology

From Old English Godrīc (“good or godly ruler”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goodrich 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goodrich in the United States.

## People named Goodrich

- Gail Goodrich, American basketball player
- Frances Goodrich, American writer (1890-1984)
- Edna Goodrich, American actress (1883–1971)
- Samuel Griswold Goodrich, American author (1793-1860)
- Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
- James T. Goodrich, American neurosurgeon (1946-2020)
- Angel Goodrich, American basketball player (born 1990)
- James P. Goodrich, American politician (1864–1940)
- Sarah Goodridge, American artist (1788–1853)

## Similar surnames

Gutierrez, Gutierres, Gautreaux, Gathers, Guidroz, Gathright, Gethers.

## 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.