Good is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Good
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Good is a variant form of Gude. The Scottish form of Good.

Form of Goodspeed. The sobriquet of a good runner?.

From excellence of character, like the French Le Bon.

Form of the Goodspeed. A wish of success, possibly a nickname for one who frequently voiced it.

Descendant of Goda or Gode meaning "good," which is also the first element in many names such Godmund, Godric and Godwine. In these names it often refers to God; occassionally it refers to the good man.

The variant of Gudde. Dweller near a bush, or at the sign of the bush.

The surname is variation of Guth. The good, stout-hearted or agreeable man; descendant of Godo, a pet form of names beginning with Gott meaning "God," as Goteleib, Godulf and Godelmar.

The surname Good is variant form of Goad. Probably Good. Anglo-Saxon gód.

Good is a variation of Goode. See Good - From excellence of character, like the French Le Bon.

How popular is Good?

Good is common in United States, England, Canada, India, Australia, Somaliland, Egypt, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Iran, Ghana, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Ireland, Morocco, Bangladesh, Scotland, Somalia, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Brazil, Sweden, Wales, Thailand, Northern Ireland.

Good is ranked 6532 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Good bearers increased by 2.95 per cent in 2010 US census to 35446 since 2000, the surname slipped by 52 spots and ranked at 981. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.9 91.3
Black 5.48 5.11
Hispanic or Latino 2.43 1.47
Others 1.62 1.18
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.15 0.48
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.44
Good is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Liechtenstein is ahead in terms of density. Around 86563 people have been found who wears Good as their family name. Good is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Good:
895 United States48,112
Countries with thousands of Good:
1,462 England5,615
1,120 Canada4,800
11,708 India3,954
1,518 Australia2,643
179 Somaliland2,397
4,075 Egypt2,319
553 Switzerland2,097
5,344 Ethiopia1,932
5,288 Iran1,648
2,946 Ghana1,108
711 New Zealand1,004
Countries with hundreds of Good:
11,094 Nigeria981
5,116 Saudi Arabia875
25,132 Philippines673
1,043 Ireland653
9,923 Morocco579
8,696 Bangladesh541
1,491 Scotland492
1,466 Somalia490
5,632 Malawi444
16,772 South Africa368
10,800 Uganda353
24,770 Brazil319
3,326 Sweden235
1,654 Wales204
84,756 Thailand146
2,073 Northern Ireland121
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,420 Indonesia99
2,603 Singapore86
961 China82
115,549 France63
27,132 Zimbabwe61
4,582 Bahrain59
1,974 Honduras59
88,094 Germany56
9,953 Iraq52
37,631 Netherlands52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,441 Belgium49
8,706 Portugal47
12,049 Denmark42
66,746 Argentina39
1,333 Belize34
11,607 Botswana33
46,256 Spain31
44,226 Malaysia30
539 Guernsey29
139 Liechtenstein29
46,838 Pakistan19
33,734 Mexico18
3,823 Angola16
3,321 Hong Kong15
42,949 Israel14
6,847 Panama14
51,645 Tanzania14
6,223 Jamaica13
45,407 Japan12
37,411 Norway12
120,990 Poland12
26,891 Qatar12
119,359 Turkey12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
975 Myanmar9
31,288 Peru9
5,799 Sudan9
75,134 Austria8
922 Cayman Islands8
91,312 Czechia8
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
17,989 Taiwan8
16,088 Yemen8
2,872 Jersey7
109,517 Papua New Guinea7
1,243 South Korea7
61,769 Benin6
35,997 Chile6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Hannah Good was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 14, 1846. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as maid and took John Clark from Liverpool. 21 years old William Good, Margaret Good, 20 years old Anne Good, William Good, aged 20, Workman John Good, James Good (22) Workman, Rich. Good, aged 19, Mary Good, aged 55, and 55 other Good around 62.96% of whom were workman while others worked as teacher migrated to US.

From Germany

Elisabth Good hailed from Germany. 35 years old embarked for USA from London on Margaret Evans and arrived on December 23, 1853. Frederick Good, 8 years old Phillipp Good, J.M. Good, aged 23, Anna-Marie Good, aged 18, Elise Good, Marie Good, M. Good, aged 22, Jean Good, aged 22, and 10 other Good around 72.73% of whom were farmer migrated to US from London, Hamburg & Southampton, Havre and Liverpool.

Good Namesakes

  • John Mason Good, English writer on medical
  • Nathan Good, American musician
  • James Isaac Good, American Reformed church clergyman and historian
  • Phillip Good, Canadian-American mathematical statistician
  • I. J. Good, to a Polish Jewish family in London
  • Michael T. Good, NASA astronaut and retired commissioned officer
  • Haakon the Good, king of Norway from 934 to 961
  • Magnus the Good, King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark
  • Meagan Good, American actress
  • Philip the Good, from 1419 until his death
  • Matthew Good, Canadian musician and writer
  • Sandra Good, long-time member of the Manson Family and a close friend of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
  • Herman James Good, soldier
  • James William Good, American politician from the state of Iowa
  • Sarah Good, was one of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft
  • Matt Good, American musician, singer and record producer
  • Ernst Good, former Swiss alpine skier
  • William Charles Good, Canadian politician and leader of the farmers' and co-operative movement
  • Wilbur Good, outfielder for the New York Highlanders, Cleveland Naps
  • Bill Good, Bill Good Jr
  • Dennis Good, former English first-class cricketer
  • Mary L. Good, inorganic chemist who has worked academically
  • Dorothy Good, daughter of William Good and Sarah Good
  • Andrew Good, pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball

Good Namesakes

  • John Mason Good, English writer on medical
  • Nathan Good, American musician
  • James Isaac Good, American Reformed church clergyman and historian
  • Phillip Good, Canadian-American mathematical statistician
  • I. J. Good, to a Polish Jewish family in London
  • Michael T. Good, NASA astronaut and retired commissioned officer
  • Haakon the Good, king of Norway from 934 to 961
  • Magnus the Good, King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark
  • Meagan Good, American actress
  • Philip the Good, from 1419 until his death
  • Matthew Good, Canadian musician and writer
  • Sandra Good, long-time member of the Manson Family and a close friend of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
  • Herman James Good, soldier
  • James William Good, American politician from the state of Iowa
  • Sarah Good, was one of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft
  • Matt Good, American musician, singer and record producer
  • Ernst Good, former Swiss alpine skier
  • William Charles Good, Canadian politician and leader of the farmers' and co-operative movement
  • Wilbur Good, outfielder for the New York Highlanders, Cleveland Naps
  • Bill Good, Bill Good Jr
  • Dennis Good, former English first-class cricketer
  • Mary L. Good, inorganic chemist who has worked academically
  • Dorothy Good, daughter of William Good and Sarah Good
  • Andrew Good, pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball

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