Good Name Meaning: Composed from Middle English & Old English elements 'god' (good) & 'man' (man)
Thomas Good, of the now \"lost\" village of Old Sarum near the city of Salisbury,Wiltshire, was an early emigrant to the developing colonies of America. He left Southampton on the ship \"Bevis\",bound for Virginia Colony,May 1635.
Discover how your Good ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 20 |
| Berkshire | 48 |
| Cambridgeshire | 51 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 68 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 17 |
| Devon | 97 |
| Dorset | 50 |
| Durham | 77 |
| Essex | 290 |
| Gloucestershire | 86 |
| Hampshire | 197 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 31 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 14 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 126 |
| Lancashire | 187 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 290 |
| London | 1,051 |
| Middlesex | 156 |
| Northumberland | 91 |
| Norfolk | 55 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 76 |
| Oxfordshire | 25 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 14 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 141 |
| Somerset | 68 |
| Surrey | 101 |
| Sussex | 106 |
| Staffordshire | 90 |
| Warwickshire | 53 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 58 |
| Yorkshire | 438 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 120 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 79 |
| General Labourer | 49 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 23 |
| Cook Domestic | 21 |
| Scholar | 20 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Laundress Wash | 16 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 14 |
| Nurse Domestic | 12 |
| Charwoman | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| School | 11 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 10 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Labourer | 9 |
| Milliner | 9 |
| Servant Domestic | 9 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Good | 2,064 |
| Mary Good | 1,644 |
| John Good | 1,394 |
| Elizabeth Good | 1,159 |
| George Good | 1,041 |
| Sarah Good | 859 |
| Thomas Good | 854 |
| James Good | 777 |
| Charles Good | 663 |
| Henry Good | 607 |
| Ann Good | 551 |
| Joseph Good | 495 |
| Jane Good | 467 |
| Emma Good | 439 |
| Edward Good | 423 |
| Eliza Good | 412 |
| Alice Good | 402 |
| Ellen Good | 396 |
| Robert Good | 359 |
| Frederick Good | 354 |
| Annie Good | 351 |
| Alfred Good | 342 |
| Arthur Good | 311 |
| Emily Good | 296 |
| Richard Good | 279 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good | 100% | 28,067 |
| 2 | Goode | 80% | 27,450 |
| 3 | Goad | 75% | 3,792 |
| 4 | Godd | 75% | 1,059 |
| 5 | Goude | 60% | 710 |
| 6 | Goudie | 50% | 689 |
| 7 | Gadie | 20% | 478 |
| 8 | Gad | 50% | 467 |
| 9 | Gude | 25% | 448 |
| 10 | Gooda | 80% | 358 |
| 11 | Goud | 75% | 249 |
| 12 | Gaud | 50% | 156 |
| 13 | Gade | 25% | 152 |
| 14 | Guide | 40% | 134 |
| 15 | Gaudie | 33% | 128 |
| 16 | Goodie | 67% | 119 |
| 17 | Gode | 50% | 118 |
| 18 | God | 75% | 115 |
| 19 | Augood | 67% | 112 |
The surname Good is the most popular version of all its varients