How Common Is the Last Name Goodman?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Goodman today

80,978

Ranked #451 of 162,254 published surnames · 24.79 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 73,136 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

78.33%

Black

15.83%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.57%

Hispanic

2.43%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.