How common is the surname Goodridge?

2,382 people in the United States had the surname Goodridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goodridge?

Sarah Goodridge, American artist (1788–1853), followed by Elizabeth Goodridge.

Where is the surname Goodridge most common?

Wikidata records people named Goodridge in the United States.

Is the surname Goodridge getting more or less common?

More common. 2,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Goodridge

A surname, carried by 2,382 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G363

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goodridge is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

Variant of Goodrich.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,382 people named Goodridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,121.

#12,904

rank among US surnames

2,382

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+12.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,201)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507
#12,900	Jacobus	2,383	129,562
#12,904	Leist	2,382	129,616

Who is named Goodridge

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

58% of people named Goodridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goodridges

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sarah Goodridge
American artist (1788–1853)
Elizabeth Goodridge
American artist (1798-1882)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goodridge

Goodridge has the Soundex code G363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G363.

Questions

Where does the surname Goodridge come from?: Variant of Goodrich.
How common is the surname Goodridge?: 2,382 people in the United States had the surname Goodridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,616 Americans. It ranked 12,904th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goodridge?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Goodridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goodridge?: Sarah Goodridge, American artist (1788–1853), followed by Elizabeth Goodridge.
Where is the surname Goodridge most common?: Wikidata records people named Goodridge in the United States.
Is the surname Goodridge getting more or less common?: More common. 2,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,382 in 2010, up 12%.