Gooderham

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Guðormr, which is composed by the elements guð (“god”) and ormr (“snake”). This patronymic surname has been altered by folk etymology as if it were a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Gooderham (plural Gooderhams)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gooderham is the 116829^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 149 individuals. Gooderham is most common among White (99.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gooderham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 64.