Gooding

English

Alternative forms

• Godding, Goding, Goodinge, Goodings

Etymology

From the Old English hypocorism Gōding, from gōd (“god”) + -ing (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

Gooding (plural Goodings)

1. A surname.

Proper noun

Gooding

1. An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
2. A city, the county seat of Gooding County, Idaho, United States.

Derived terms

• Gooding County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gooding is the 4942^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7123 individuals. Gooding is most common among White (70.38%) and Black/African American (22.94%) individuals.