Goodhue Family History
Goodhue Name Meaning
English (Kent): nickname for a trusted servant from Middle English gode ‘good’ + hewe ‘servant’ (a derivative of Old English hīwan ‘retinue household’). English (Kent): alternatively from an Old Norse personal name Guthhugi from guth ‘god God’ + hugi hugr ‘mind memory’. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 2 above) is very rare in Britain. Americanized form of French Canadian Goddu .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022