Explore the Family Name Goodwine

The meaning of Goodwine

Americanized form of German Gut(t)wein, literally ‘good wine’, but probably derived from the personal name Guotwin from Old High German guot ‘good’ + win(e) ‘friend’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Goodwine has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name slipped from 23,501 to 24,517, marking a decrease of 4.32 percent. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased marginally, rising from 1008 in 2000 to 1020 in 2010, a growth of 1.19 percent. The proportion of individuals named Goodwine per 100,000 people also decreased by 5.41 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,501	#24,517	-4.32%
Count	1,008	1,020	1.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goodwine

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts within the Goodwine population. The percentage of Goodwines who identified as White fell significantly, from 32.54 percent in 2000 to 26.96 percent in 2010, a decline of 17.15 percent. The Black Goodwine population saw an increase, moving from 63.99 percent to 68.33 percent over the same period. There was also a notable rise in the number of Goodwines identifying as Hispanic, with an increase of 86.08 percent. Those identifying as two or more races lowered slightly from 2.38 percent to 2.35 percent. There were no Goodwines who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	63.99%	68.33%	6.78%
White	32.54%	26.96%	-17.15%
Two or More Races	2.38%	2.35%	-1.26%
Hispanic	0.79%	1.47%	86.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%