Last Name GOODE

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Meaning	Nickname: The good, corresponding to French 'lebon.' Also, 'the son of Gode.' This is the source of the most of English Goods.

Origin	English, Jewish, Zimbabwean

Rank	1,553 (2000 US census)	1,371 (1990 US census)

Count	21,226 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

63.86%, or 13555 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
31.43%, or 6671 total occurrences, as black,
0.41%, or 87 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.94%, or 200 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.62%, or 344 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.73%, or 367 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Shortest last names

The 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea...

English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...