Goodliff is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goodliff
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

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.

Goodliff is ranked 932277 on our list.

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:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Goodliff:
24,624 England166
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
292,065 United States60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
76,466 Canada36
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,846 Netherlands10
355,097 Nigeria6

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