Last Name GOODHUE

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Meaning Nickname: Good Hugh. A common spelling of Hugh was Hew, found in parish registers till the close of the 18th century. Hence also Goodhew. Goodhue is the chief American form. 'Nickolas Goodhue went out to Virginia in the ship James in 1635.'
Compounded of good and Hugh. 'Good-Hugh.'
Origin English, French, Irish

Rank 19,144 (2000 US census) 37,926 (1990 US census)
Count 1,313 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.58%, or 1255 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.91%, or 12 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.6%, or 21 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.9%, or 25 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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