How common is the surname Goodspeed?

2,188 people in the United States had the surname Goodspeed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. It ranked 13,815th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goodspeed?

Edgar J. Goodspeed, American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament (1871-1962).

Where is the surname Goodspeed most common?

Wikidata records people named Goodspeed in the United States.

Is the surname Goodspeed getting more or less common?

More common. 2,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,188 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Goodspeed

A surname, carried by 2,188 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G321

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goodspeed is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,188 people named Goodspeed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,103.

#13,815

rank among US surnames

2,188

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #13,300)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980
#13,810	Rayborn	2,189	141,044
#13,815	O'Rear	2,188	141,109
#13,824	Petrey	2,187	141,173

Who is named Goodspeed

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

89% of people named Goodspeed identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goodspeeds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edgar J. Goodspeed
American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament (1871-1962)

Questions

How common is the surname Goodspeed?: 2,188 people in the United States had the surname Goodspeed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,109 Americans. It ranked 13,815th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goodspeed?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Goodspeed identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goodspeed?: Edgar J. Goodspeed, American theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament (1871-1962).
Where is the surname Goodspeed most common?: Wikidata records people named Goodspeed in the United States.
Is the surname Goodspeed getting more or less common?: More common. 2,103 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,188 in 2010, up 4.0%.