Goodman Family History

Goodman Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Godeman Old English Gōdmann composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ or god ‘god’ + man ‘man’. English: status name from Middle English gode ‘good’ + man ‘man’ in part from use as a term for the master of a household.

In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king. English: from the Middle English personal name Gudmund Godmund (from the Old English personal name Gūthmund composed of the elements gūth ‘battle’ + mund ‘protection’ or the Old Norse cognate Guthmundr).

Americanized form of Jewish Gutman German Gutmann or its Dutch cognate Goedman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Goodson, Gorman, Holdman, Woodman, Bodman, Gottman, Goodbar, Goleman, Goldman, Gossman

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69K	Military Records
60K	Immigration Records
487K	Census and Voter Lists
927K	Member Trees

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Where is the Goodman family from?

You can see how Goodman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Goodman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Goodman families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 469 Goodman families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Goodman's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Goodman families in 1911.

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What did your Goodman ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Goodman. 23% of Goodman men worked as a Farmer and 16% of Goodman women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Goodman were Laborer and Housekeeper.

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Farmer

23%

Labourer

Clerk

Laborer

Stenographer

16%

Operator

14%

Income

Housekeeper

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Census Record

There are 487K census records available for the last name Goodman. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Goodman census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 60K immigration records available for the last name Goodman. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 69K military records available for the last name Goodman. For the veterans among your Goodman ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Goodman lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Goodman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Goodman in 1940 was 27, and 75 in 2004.

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Goodman Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Jewish Gutman German Gutmann or its Dutch cognate Goedman.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Goodman family from?

What did your Goodman ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

23%

Labourer

Clerk

Laborer

Stenographer

16%

Operator

14%

Income

Housekeeper

What Goodman family records will you find?

What is the average Goodman lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Goodman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Goodman in 1940 was 27, and 75 in 2004.

Goodman Family History

Goodman Surname Meaning

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Goodman Surname Meaning

2 million record(s) for Goodman

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Where is the Goodman family from?

What did your Goodman ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Goodman lifespan?

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