# Goodwin (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 72,451 |
| US rank (2010) | 454 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,261 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (70,333 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʊdwɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English gōd (“good”) + wine (“friend”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goodwin 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goodwin in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Goodwin

- Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress
- Craig Goodwin, Australian association footballer
- Raven Goodwin, American actress
- Malcolm Goodwin, American actor
- Leo Goodwin, American swimmer (1883-1957)
- Doris Kearns Goodwin, American biographer and historian (born 1943)
- Hannibal Goodwin, American inventor in film development
- Bill Goodwin, American actor (1910-1958)
- Carte Goodwin, American attorney and politician (born 1974)
- Archie Goodwin, American basketball player (born 1994)
- Harold Goodwin, American actor (1902-1987)
- Laurel Goodwin, American actress

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Godwin, Goodwine, Gooden, Goodin, Godin, Godina, Goodwyn, Gaytan, Guyton, Gaitan, Gudino, Gideon.

## 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.