Last Name GODDARD

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Meaning	The son of Godard. This personal name obtained a strong footing in England. It corresponds to the German Gotthard. Also a nickname 'the good herd.' Similar to Goodgroom, Goodknave, etc. The goatherd, from 'gat' and 'herd.' Gothard in Yorkshire is undoubtedly the descendant of some old goatherd who took his surname from the occupation.

Origin	English, Jewish, French, Irish, Zimbabwean

Rank	2,200 (2000 US census)	1,822 (1990 US census)

Count	15,157 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.05%, or 13346 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.23%, or 1096 total occurrences, as black,
0.53%, or 80 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.79%, or 120 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.56%, or 236 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.83%, or 277 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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