Explore the Family Name Goodridge

The meaning of Goodridge

1. English: variant of Goodrich. 2. Americanized form of German Güttrich (see Goodrich).

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How common is the last name Goodridge in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Goodridge has increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 13,201st most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 12,904th position, showing a growth rate of 2.25%. The number of people carrying this surname also rose from 2121 in 2000 to 2382 in 2010, marking an increase of 12.31%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 of the population grew from 0.79 to 0.81 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,201	#12,904	2.25%
Count	2,121	2,382	12.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.79	0.81	2.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goodridge

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there have been some shifts among individuals bearing the Goodridge surname between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics with this surname witnessed an increase of 39.39% and 48.24%, respectively. Additionally, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname also went up by 8.79%. On the other hand, the proportion of White individuals and those identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native who carry the surname Goodridge decreased by 5.60% and 21.18% respectively. There was also a slight decrease of 5.21% in the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	61.95%	58.48%	-5.6%
Black	32.3%	35.14%	8.79%
Two or More Races	2.88%	2.73%	-5.21%
Hispanic	1.7%	2.52%	48.24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.85%	0.67%	-21.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.46%	39.39%