Goodwin Family History
Goodwin Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Godewyn, Old
English Godwine, composed of the elements god
‘good’ + wine ‘friend’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
1,980,002
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Goodwin
Name Distribution of Goodwin Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Goodwin families
 471 - 940  158 - 470 |
 1 - 157  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Goodwin families
|
1,132 - 2,261 378 - 1,131 |
1 - 377 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Goodwin families
|
160 - 317 54 - 159 |
1 - 53 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Goodwin census records
You can see how Goodwin families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Goodwin census records
>
Goodwin Family Origin
Goodwin Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Goodwin immigration records
You can find out when most of the Goodwin families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Goodwin immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Goodwin
Click on a circle in the chart to view Goodwin birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Goodwin ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Goodwin Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Goodwin census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Goodwin ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Goodwin census records >
Goodwin Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Goodwin
1705 Threads, 54
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Goodwin.
Threads: 1705 - Messages: 54
Start a FREE Goodwin family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×