Goodlad
English
editEtymology
editFrom good + lad, a nickname for a trusted servant.
Proper noun
editGoodlad (plural Goodlads)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 64.