Goodlad
English edit
Etymology edit
From good + lad, a nickname for a trusted servant.
Proper noun edit
Goodlad (plural Goodlads)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Goodlad is the 8678th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 725 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goodlad”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 64.