# Goodyear (surname)

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

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,918 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,910 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 105,807 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (2,885 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Probably a nickname from Middle English good + year, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Goodyear 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Goodyear in the United States.

## People named Goodyear

- Charles Goodyear, American inventor (1800-1860)

## Similar surnames

Goudreau, Goodrow, Guthrie, Guidry, Gauthier, Gaither, Geter, Gautier, Gaudreau, Gautreau, Gaiter, Getter.

## 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.