Goad Family History
Goad Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Gohde or Godde variants of Gott English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Gode see Good . English: metonymic occupational name for a cattle driver from Middle English go(u)de ‘goad for driving oxen spike’ (Old English gād); compare Gadd .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022