Cognomen Goodson (Goodson 
, Гудсон 
) , globally, is a common family name. The last name Goodson is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Goodson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Goodson | Zambia, Malawi, United States, United Kingdom, Tanzania |
| Гудсон | Ukraine, Russia |
| richard goodson Goodson, Richard (c.1655–1718), organist and composer (b. 1655) |
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| richard goodson English organist, singer and academic (b. 1688) |
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| john a. goodson Kentucky Representative and Senator, mayor of Covington KY, US (b. 1791) |
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| j. e. goodson North American composer, teacher, musician, GB (b. 1808) |
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| james goodson politician, died 1895 (b. 1818) |
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katharine goodson British musician, GB (b. 1872) |
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joe goodson American-football player (1876-1924), US (b. 1876) |
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| goodson adye (1826-1885) (b. 1826) |
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| james goodson (1830-1875) (b. 1830) |
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ida goodson American classic female blues and jazz singer and pianist, US (b. 1909) |
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| edith alice goodson (1863-1919) (b. 1863) |
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| matthew goodson cricketer (1863-1919), NZ (b. 1863) |
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mark goodson American TV producer (1915–1992), US (b. 1915) |
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| alfred goodson British businessman (1867-1940), GB (b. 1867) |
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james a. goodson United States Army Air Force fighter ace, US (b. 1921) |
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