Cognomen גודסון (Goodson 
, גודסון 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The surname גודסון is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, גודסון is the forename as well as the last name.