Goodrich Family History
Goodrich Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Goderiche Old English Gōdrīc composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ + rīc ‘power’. English: habitational name from Goodrich (Herefordshire) a shortened form for ‘castle Goodrich’ which takes its name from Godric Mapson a holder of the estate recorded in the Domesday Book. Americanized form of German Güttrich cognate with 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022