Goudeau
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Goudeau is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: 1. from a personal name, a short form of the various Germanic compound names with the first element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
- DZAlgeria
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
1. from a personal name, a short form of the various Germanic compound names with the first element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’. 2. from a diminutive of Old French gode, in various dialects a term for a simpleton. This name is found chiefly in LA.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Émile Goudeaub. 1849FRFrench writer (1849–1906)
- Jean-Pierre Goudeaub. 1933FRFrench sprinter (1933–2024)
- Michael Goudeaub. 1959USAmerican entertainer
- Mark Goudeaub. 1964USAmerican serial killer, rapist and dead row inmate
- Alex Goudeb. 1975FRnot in their usual nameFrench journalist and television presenter
- Ashton Goudeaub. 1992USAmerican baseball player
- Arthur GoudeauUSbasketball player
- Danielle GoudeauUSresearcher, ORCID id # 0000-0002-3785-032X
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 11 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.9K | #15,328 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.8K | #15,355 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.8K | #14,890 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 135 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 130 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 130 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 122 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 108 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 103 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 99 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 98 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 88 | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Goudeau come from?
- 1. from a personal name, a short form of the various Germanic compound names with the first element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’. 2. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- What does the name Goudeau mean?
- Recorded meaning: 1. from a personal name, a short form of the various Germanic compound names with the first element god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.
- In which country does Goudeau have the most bearers?
- Goudeau is most frequently recorded in the United States.
What do you want to know about Goudeau?
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Goudeau”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.