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Goodman (surname)

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Goodman
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaning1. as an Anglo-Scottish surname, good + man 2. Anglicized from German: Gutmann, Guttmann (Guttman), Guthmann (Guthman), Spanish: Guzmán, Yiddish: Gutman, Gitman
Region of originEngland, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Spain
Other names
Related namesGuidman (Old English); German: Gutmann, Guttmann (Guttman), Guthmann (Guthman), Yiddish: Gutman, Gitman
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Goodman is an English and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, formerly a polite term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today. Compare Goodwife. Notable people with the surname include:

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