The goodrum Surname
goodrum Name Meaning and History
English (mainly Norfolk): from an Old Norse personal name which
Reaney identifies as Guðormr, a compound of guð
‘god’ + ormr ‘snake’, ‘serpent’, but which could be
Guðþormr, a compound of guð ‘god’ +
þormr ‘to respect or honor’, ‘to spare’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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