Surname:Goodman

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Goodman is a surname, formerly a polite term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today.

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Meaning

as an English surname, good + man. Anglicized from German: Gutmann, Guttmann (Guttman), Guthmann (Guthman), Yiddish: Gutman, Gitman

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Region of origin

England, Wales, Ireland, United States; (as Jewish given name and surname:) Ukraine, Russia

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Language(s) of origin

English

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Related names

Guidman (Old English and Scots); German: Gutmann, Guttmann (Guttman), Guthmann (Guthman), Yiddish: Gutman, Gitman

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