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UK surname

Goodyear

An occupational surname referring to a dealer or maker of leather or rubber goods.

In the 1881 census there were 1,584 people recorded with the Goodyear surname, ranking it #2,679 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 2,102, ranked #3,075, down from #2,679 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Silkstone and Bourne St Mary. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Barnsley, West Lindsey and Malvern Hills.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Goodyear is 2,319 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 32.7%.

1881 census count

1,584

Ranked #2,679

Modern count

2,102

2016, ranked #3,075

Peak year

1911

2,319 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Goodyear had 1,584 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #2,679 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 2,102 in 2016, ranked #3,075.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 2,319 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Goodyear surname distribution map

The map shows where the Goodyear surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Goodyear surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Goodyear over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 840 #3,231
1861 historical 977 #2,846
1881 historical 1,584 #2,679
1891 historical 1,819 #2,527
1901 historical 2,117 #2,540
1911 historical 2,319 #2,191
1997 modern 2,187 #2,834
1998 modern 2,221 #2,895
1999 modern 2,230 #2,906
2000 modern 2,219 #2,903
2001 modern 2,173 #2,900
2002 modern 2,235 #2,882
2003 modern 2,188 #2,877
2004 modern 2,187 #2,881
2005 modern 2,130 #2,910
2006 modern 2,102 #2,951
2007 modern 2,112 #2,973
2008 modern 2,124 #2,974
2009 modern 2,189 #2,963
2010 modern 2,207 #3,002
2011 modern 2,169 #3,014
2012 modern 2,090 #3,063
2013 modern 2,106 #3,099
2014 modern 2,129 #3,086
2015 modern 2,120 #3,068
2016 modern 2,102 #3,075

Geography

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Where Goodyears are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Silkstone, Bourne St Mary and Wakefield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Barnsley, West Lindsey, Malvern Hills and Worcester. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
3 London parishes London 3
4 Bourne St Mary Hampshire
5 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Barnsley 008 Barnsley
2 West Lindsey 003 West Lindsey
3 Barnsley 021 Barnsley
4 Malvern Hills 002 Malvern Hills
5 Worcester 009 Worcester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Goodyear

These lists show first names that appear often with the Goodyear surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Goodyear

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Goodyear, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Goodyear surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Goodyear household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Goodyear is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Goodyear is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Goodyear falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Goodyear is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Goodyear, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Goodyear

The surname Goodyear is of English origin, derived from the occupation of a maker or seller of goudis, which were a type of horses' leg armor made of leather. The name first appeared in the 13th century and is believed to have originated in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, where it is spelled as "Godiar." In the 14th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as "Godyer," "Godyere," and "Goudyere."

The surname Goodyear is also closely associated with the village of Goodyear in Derbyshire, which was originally known as "Godeyere" in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is likely that some individuals bearing the surname may have taken their name from this place.

In the 16th century, the name gained prominence with the rise of the Goodyear family of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. One notable member was John Goodyear (c. 1520-1594), a wealthy merchant and landowner who served as the Member of Parliament for Bury St. Edmunds.

Another prominent figure was Stephen Goodyear (1638-1658), an English clergyman and author who published several religious works, including "The Divine Authority of the Scriptures Asserted" in 1653.

In the 18th century, Charles Goodyear (1800-1860), an American inventor and manufacturing engineer, became famous for his groundbreaking work on vulcanizing rubber. He is widely regarded as the inventor of the modern rubber industry.

Other notable individuals with the surname Goodyear include William Goodyear (1799-1866), an English architect known for designing the Town Hall in Birmingham, and Sir George Goodyear (1858-1923), a British industrialist and Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Goodyear families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Goodyear surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 374 Goodyears recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.44x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 374 2.44x
Hampshire 207 6.53x
Middlesex 144 0.93x
Worcestershire 134 6.63x
Lincolnshire 127 5.13x
Warwickshire 102 2.61x
Devon 89 2.76x
Hertfordshire 61 5.72x
Surrey 61 0.81x
Lancashire 49 0.27x
Staffordshire 47 0.90x
Kent 41 0.78x
Berkshire 34 2.93x
Essex 25 0.82x
Bedfordshire 20 2.50x
Cheshire 16 0.47x
Leicestershire 8 0.47x
Somerset 7 0.28x
Buckinghamshire 6 0.64x
Wiltshire 5 0.37x
Derbyshire 4 0.17x
Gloucestershire 4 0.13x
Herefordshire 3 0.47x
Northumberland 3 0.13x
Northamptonshire 2 0.14x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.10x
Oxfordshire 2 0.21x
Royal Navy 2 1.08x
Angus 1 0.07x
Cornwall 1 0.06x
Cumberland 1 0.08x
Durham 1 0.02x
Glamorgan 1 0.04x
Suffolk 1 0.05x
Sussex 1 0.04x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. St Mary Bourne in Hampshire leads with 53 Goodyears recorded in 1881 and an index of 921.74x.

Place Total Index
St Mary Bourne 53 921.74x
Barnsley 44 27.82x
Birmingham 44 3.38x
Aston 43 4.00x
Huddersfield 21 9.40x
St Pancras London 21 1.69x
Islington London 20 1.33x
Leeds 20 2.31x
Nether Wallop 20 478.47x
Harpenden 19 116.85x
Hipperholme Cum 19 28.21x
Bowling 18 11.85x
Dudley 18 7.33x
Wakefield 18 15.29x
Old Alresford 17 651.34x
Whitchurch 17 168.99x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 16 28.74x
East Stonehouse 16 25.22x
Great Malvern 16 37.95x
West Bromwich 16 5.35x
Chorlton On Medlock 15 5.14x
Flamstead 15 152.75x
Grays Thurrock 15 52.84x
St Peterat Gowts Lincoln 15 43.12x
Basingstoke 14 38.39x
Doncaster 13 11.61x
Powick 13 92.92x
Knaresborough 12 49.83x
Baldersby 11 714.29x
Lambeth 11 0.82x
Leigh 11 44.84x
Old Windsor 11 81.85x
Plymouth St Andrew 11 4.43x
Andover 10 33.38x
Belbroughton 10 95.42x
Bow London 10 5.08x
Plymouth Charles The 10 7.05x
Southowram 10 21.37x
Stoke Damerel 10 4.44x
Armley 9 13.31x
Berkhampstead 9 37.55x
Bethnal Green London 9 1.34x
Camberwell 9 0.91x
Frodingham 9 102.16x
Hawley 9 150.75x
Heston 9 17.52x
Luton 9 6.49x
Malborough 9 70.31x
Market Rasen 9 65.08x
Silkstone 9 118.58x
Staines 9 36.73x
Tormoham 9 6.61x
Clerkenwell London 8 2.19x
Dover St Mary Virgin 8 15.66x
Everton 8 1.37x
Finchley 8 13.49x
Gate Fulford 8 22.35x
Holy Trinity 8 2.17x
Hunslet 8 3.35x
Kingswinford 8 4.22x
Oldbury 8 8.05x
St Marylebone London 8 0.97x
Studham 8 181.41x
Weston In Nantwich 8 290.91x
Worcester St Peter 8 20.92x
York St Mary Castlegate 8 177.38x
Beswick 7 14.91x
Gainsborough 7 12.00x
Harborne 7 4.18x
Hartlebury 7 58.19x
Newington 7 1.22x
North Stainley Cum 7 321.10x
Ovenden 7 10.26x
Shottesbrook 7 833.33x
St Martin Lincoln 7 30.50x
Stonehouse East 7 42.84x
Surfleet 7 136.19x
Tetford 7 222.93x
Walcot 7 5.28x
Whitwick 7 32.10x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Goodyear surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Goodyear surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 97
John 77
George 74
Thomas 43
Charles 40
James 38
Henry 35
Frederick 25
Edward 23
Joseph 22
Walter 18
Robert 15
Alfred 14
Albert 13
Arthur 13
Harry 12
Samuel 12
Frank 10
Herbert 9
Edwin 7
Fred 7
David 6
Fredrick 6
Richard 6
Stephen 6
Ernest 5
Edgar 4
Andrew 3
Benjamin 3
Eli 3
Francis 3
Fredk. 3
Joe 3
Sidney 3
Frederic 2
Jno. 2
Joshua 2
Nicholas 2
Percy 2
Robt. 2
Sam 2
Thos. 2
Tom 2
Wm. 2
Allen 1
Caleb 1
Edw. 1
Edwd. 1
Geo. 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Goodyear surname: questions and answers

How common was the Goodyear surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,584 people were recorded with the Goodyear surname. That placed it at #2,679 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Goodyear surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 2,102 in 2016. That gives Goodyear a modern rank of #3,075.

What does the Goodyear surname mean?

An occupational surname referring to a dealer or maker of leather or rubber goods.

What does the Goodyear map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Goodyear bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.