GOODBOURN
Goodbourn
Goodbourn is a surname of English origin, believed to be of locational derivation from either "Goodbourn" in Lincolnshire or "Godburne" in Nottinghamshire. The former is recorded as "Godburne" in the Domesday Book of 1086, while the latter appears in 1210 as "Godburn". The placenames are derived from the Old English pre 7th Century "god", meaning good, or god, and "burna", a stream.
The variant spellings of the surname include Godburn, Godborne, Goodburn, and Goodborne. The name is particularly prevalent in the East Midlands region of England.
Famous individuals bearing the Goodbourn surname are notably rare, due to its relatively lower frequency compared to other more common surnames. However, those who carry this surname can likely trace their ancestry to the rural areas of Lincolnshire or Nottinghamshire in England.
Source: P. H. Reaney, A Dictionary of English Surnames
There are approximately 262 people named Goodbourn in the UK. That makes it one of Britain's least common surnames. Only around four in a million people in Britain are named Goodbourn.
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Chris
- Christopher
- Clive
- Daniel
- David
- John
- Matthew
- Michael
- Paul
- Richard
- Rob
- Robert
Female
- Arielle
- Carole
- Helen
- Holly
- Kimberley
- Lesley
- Louise
- Samantha
- Sherilyn
- Yvonne