Goody is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Goody
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Goody

How popular is Goody?

Goody is common in United States.

Goody is ranked 127910 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Goodies plummeted by 1.09589 per cent to 722 since 2000 and slipped by 1696 spots and ranked at 31960. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.64 82.19
Black 11.91 10.41
Hispanic or Latino 5.68 5.34
Others 1.25 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.83 0.96
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 0
Goody is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 3092 people have been found who wears Goody as their family name. Goody is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
18,563 Nigeria7
13,220 Thailand6
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
9,097 Wales3
19,865 Iran3
14,193 Egypt3
184,212 France3
90,215 Germany3
12,172 Ghana2
723,167 Indonesia2
21,529 Singapore2
95,312 Argentina2
26,123 Malaysia2
14,521 Portugal2
7,790 Zambia1
14,618 Guyana1
31,584 Peru1
123,175 Tanzania1
107,212 South Africa1
37,779 Serbia1
7,292 Vietnam1
492,292 Ukraine1
10,958 Bangladesh1
34,581 Chile1
10,683 Cyprus1
91,024 Belgium1
2,578 Guam1
7,941 Guatemala1
16,640 Hong Kong1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
11,510 Oman1
66,560 Philippines1
4,942 Libya1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
8,371 Syria1
14,644 Tunisia1
10,190 Bahrain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,947 Netherlands31
559,154 India12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,848 Scotland92
2,536 Northern Ireland83
12,143 New Zealand52
Countries with hundreds of Goody:
7,178 Australia401
23,681 Canada147
Countries with thousands of Goody:
6,060 England1,167
29,062 United States1,030
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman William Goody from Ireland aboard the Liberty from Cork during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on May 21, 1846. Barrel maker/ cooper John Goody, 20 years old Maria Goody, are other Goody that migrated to US.

Goody Namesakes

  • Nick Goody, Baseball pitcher
  • Amasa Goodyear, Inventor
  • Amasa Goodyear, Jr., Charles Goodyear's brother
  • Anson Goodyear, Businessman
  • Kim Goody, Actress
  • Barbra Goodyear Minar, Author
  • Clarissa Beecher Goodyear, Charles Goodyear's wife
  • Charles Goodyear, Engineer
  • Scott Goodyear, Race car driver
  • Jade Goody, Television Personality

Goody Namesakes

  • Nick Goody, Baseball pitcher
  • Amasa Goodyear, Inventor
  • Amasa Goodyear, Jr., Charles Goodyear's brother
  • Anson Goodyear, Businessman
  • Kim Goody, Actress
  • Barbra Goodyear Minar, Author
  • Clarissa Beecher Goodyear, Charles Goodyear's wife
  • Charles Goodyear, Engineer
  • Scott Goodyear, Race car driver
  • Jade Goody, Television Personality

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