The goodall Surname
goodall Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from Gowdall in East Yorkshire, named from Old English golde ‘marigold’ + Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.
- from Middle English gode ‘good’ + ale ‘ale’, ‘malt liquor’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a brewer or an innkeeper.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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