Goodliff is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.
Goodliff is the form of the Godlee. See Godley - A township in Cheshire, where the family of De Godlee were resident temp. Edward I. Godelé is an archaism for goodly, well favoured.
"Feyre and longe was he thore,
A godelyar man was none bore."
M.S. Cantab. Ff. ii. 38 (Halliw.).
The is variation of Godbehere. See under Goodbeer - Godbehere—Deus adsit! - a name occurring in Sussex records of the XIII.
century. It was probably applied as a sobriquet to some person who used this adjuration, the more recent form of which is "'fore God."
Variant of Goodlad. Apparently the English form of Bon-garçon, a French surname.
The family name Goodliff is a variant of Godly. See Godley - A township in Cheshire, where the family of De Godlee were resident temp. Edward I. Godelé is an archaism for goodly, well favoured.
"Feyre and longe was he thore,
A godelyar man was none bore."
M.S. Cantab. Ff. ii. 38 (Halliw.).
How popular is Goodliff?
Goodliff is common in England.
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Goodliff is an uncommon surname, few people in England have the family name and might have roots in England. Around 282 people have been found who wears Goodliff as their family name. Few people around the world have Goodliff as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/England.png)
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