Explore the Family Name Goodbread
The meaning of Goodbread
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gutbrod, a metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Middle High German guot ‘good’ + brōt ‘bread’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Goodbread in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Goodbread has seen a slight decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Goodbread was ranked 54,152nd most common surname but by 2010, it had dropped to the 61,123rd position. This represents a 12.87% decline in its rank. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Goodbread surname also dropped over this period, from 357 in 2000 to 329 in 2010, marking a 7.84% reduction. The proportion of people named Goodbread per 100,000 also declined by 15.38%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #54,152 | #61,123 | -12.87% |
| Count | 357 | 329 | -7.84% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.13 | 0.11 | -15.38% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goodbread
With regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there was an increase in the number of White individuals with the Goodbread surname between 2000 and 2010, going from 87.68% to 88.15%. During the same period, the percentage of Black individuals bearing the Goodbread name saw a decrease from 10.64% to 8.81%. There were no recorded changes in the percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within the Goodbread surname group during this ten-year span.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.68% | 88.15% | 0.54% |
| Black | 10.64% | 8.81% | -17.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |