Goodes Family History
Goodes Name Meaning
from the Middle English female personal name Godus a pet form of Old English names beginning in God- such as Godgȳð (‘god’ + ‘battle’) and Godgifu (see Goodey Goodeve ). Compare Aldous Edis . from the Middle English male personal name Godise Old English Godhyse (from god ‘god God’ + hyse ‘youth warrior’).
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016