How common is the surname Goodwin?

72,451 people in the United States had the surname Goodwin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,261 Americans. It ranked 454th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goodwin?

Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress, followed by Craig Goodwin.

Where is the surname Goodwin most common?

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

How do you pronounce Goodwin?

Goodwin is /ˈɡʊdwɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Goodwin getting more or less common?

More common. 70,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 72,451 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Goodwin also a first name?

Yes. Goodwin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Goodwin

An English patronymic surname, carried by 72,451 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡʊdwɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex G350 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goodwin is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Goodwin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 72,451 people named Goodwin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,261 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 70,333.

#454

rank among US surnames

72,451

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #415)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#445	Reese	73,919	4,177
#446	Walton	73,854	4,180
#447	Blake	73,797	4,184
#448	Trujillo	73,664	4,191
#449	Adkins	73,599	4,195
#450	Brady	73,145	4,221
#451	Goodman	73,136	4,222

Who is named Goodwin

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

77% of people named Goodwin identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goodwins

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ginnifer Goodwin
American actress, born 1978
Craig Goodwin
Australian association footballer, born 1991
Raven Goodwin
American actress, born 1992
Malcolm Goodwin
American actor, born 1982
Leo Goodwin
American swimmer (1883-1957)
Doris Kearns Goodwin
American biographer and historian (born 1943)
Hannibal Goodwin
American inventor in film development, 1822–1900
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, 1942–2022

Notable Goodwins come mostly from the United States (19), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goodwin

Goodwin has the Soundex code G350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G350.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Goodwin come from?: From Old English gōd (“good”) + wine (“friend”).
How common is the surname Goodwin?: 72,451 people in the United States had the surname Goodwin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,261 Americans. It ranked 454th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goodwin?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Goodwin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goodwin?: Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress, followed by Craig Goodwin.
Where is the surname Goodwin most common?: Wikidata records people named Goodwin in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Goodwin?: Goodwin is /ˈɡʊdwɪn/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Goodwin?: Goodwin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Goodwin getting more or less common?: More common. 70,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 72,451 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Goodwin also a first name?: Yes. Goodwin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.