How common is the surname Goudy?

2,622 people in the United States had the surname Goudy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,752 Americans. It ranked 11,933rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Goudy?

Frederic Goudy, American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947).

Where is the surname Goudy most common?

Wikidata records people named Goudy in the United States.

Is the surname Goudy getting more or less common?

More common. 2,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,622 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Goudy

A surname, carried by 2,622 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). Goudy is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,622 people named Goudy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,752 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,596.

#11,933

rank among US surnames

2,622

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #11,197)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,926	Brass	2,625	117,617
#11,928	Polansky	2,624	117,662
#11,932	Kamal	2,623	117,707
#11,933	Ballance	2,622	117,752
#11,936	Okane	2,621	117,797
#11,938	Heiden	2,620	117,842

Who is named Goudy

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

71% of people named Goudy identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Goudys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederic Goudy
American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Goudy

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

Questions

How common is the surname Goudy?: 2,622 people in the United States had the surname Goudy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,752 Americans. It ranked 11,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Goudy?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Goudy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Goudy?: Frederic Goudy, American printer, artist and type designer (1865–1947).
Where is the surname Goudy most common?: Wikidata records people named Goudy in the United States.
Is the surname Goudy getting more or less common?: More common. 2,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,622 in 2010, up 1.0%.