Last name: GOODCHILD
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GOODCHILD : This last name is indexed 31,137 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
GOODCHILD : 1: English (southeastern): nickname from Middle English god guid ‘good’ + c(h)ild ‘child’ (Old English gōd + cild).2: English: sometimes a nickname from godchild i.e. someone who was the godchild of an important member of the community.3: Americanized form of German Gutkind (see Gutkin).
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