How common is the surname Goody?

722 people in the United States had the surname Goody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 427,625 Americans. It ranked 31,960th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goody?

Jack Goody, British anthropologist (1919-2015).

Where is the surname Goody most common?

Wikidata records people named Goody in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Goody getting more or less common?

Less common. 730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 722 in 2010, down 1.1%.

Is Goody also a first name?

Yes. Goody 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 Goody

An English surname, carried by 722 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Goody is more common than 80.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Godeve (female given name), from Old English Godġifu (female given name), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Godiva.

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 722 people named Goody in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 427,625 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 730.

#31,960

rank among US surnames

722

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #30,264)

Who is named Goody

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

80% of people named Goody identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goodys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Goody
British anthropologist (1919-2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Goodey

Surnames that sound like Goody

Goody has the Soundex code G300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Goody come from?: From Middle English Godeve (female given name), from Old English Godġifu (female given name), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Godiva.
How common is the surname Goody?: 722 people in the United States had the surname Goody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 427,625 Americans. It ranked 31,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goody?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Goody identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goody?: Jack Goody, British anthropologist (1919-2015).
Where is the surname Goody most common?: Wikidata records people named Goody in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Goody getting more or less common?: Less common. 730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 722 in 2010, down 1.1%.
What are other spellings of Goody?: Goodey.
Is Goody also a first name?: Yes. Goody 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.