Goodrich (surname)

Goodrich is an English

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

, which indicates someone from Goodrich in

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

. The name is a modern form of the

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

''Godric'' which is made of the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

word ''guðini'' or ''god'' combined with the

Saxon The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...

word ''ric'' "ruler", ruler of god. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Goodrich (1807–1887), first Chief Justice of Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court *

Annie Warburton Goodrich Annie Warburton Goodrich (February 6, 1866December 31, 1954) was an American nurse and academic. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. Her grandfather was John S. Butler.Judith Schiff,Yale's first fema ...

(1866–1954), American nurse * Arthur Goodrich (1878-1941), American playwright *

Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (November 4, 1841 – August 3, 1888) was an American industrialist in the rubber industry and founder of B.F. Goodrich Company. Early life Goodrich was born in the farming town of Ripley, New York on November 4, 1841 ...

(1841–1888), founder of the Goodrich Corporation * Caspar Goodrich (died 1907), American sailor, son of the admiral * Caspar F. Goodrich (1847–1925), American admiral * Chauncey Goodrich (1759–1815), senator from Connecticut * Chauncey Allen Goodrich (1790–1860), American clergyman, educator and lexicographer * Derek Goodrich (1927-2021), English Anglican priest in Guyana * Edwin Goodrich American general awarded Medal of Honor in the US Civil War * Edwin Stephen Goodrich (1868–1946), English zoologist * Elizur Goodrich (1761–1849), lawyer and politician from Connecticut * Emily Goodrich Smith (1830–1903), American newspaper correspondent; daughter of Samuel Griswold Goodrich *

Frances Goodrich Frances Goodrich (December 21, 1890 – January 29, 1984) was an American actress, dramatist, and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband Albert Hackett. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her hu ...

(1890–1984), American dramatist and screenwriter * Frederick E. Goodrich *

Gail Goodrich Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. (born April 23, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs ...

(born 1943), basketball player * Herbert Funk Goodrich, (1889–1962), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * Henry Edwin Goodrich, British Labour politician * James P. Goodrich (1864–1940), Governor of Indiana * John Goodrich (Loyalist) (1722-1785), Loyalist privateer during the American Revolution *

John Z. Goodrich John Zacheus Goodrich (September 27, 1804 – April 19, 1885) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 24th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachuse ...

, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts *

Joseph Goodrich Joseph Goodrich (May 12, 1800 – October 9, 1867) was an American pioneer, businessman, and politician. Born in Hancock, Massachusetts, Goodrich moved to Stephentown, New York, in 1812, to live with an uncle where he was involved with farmi ...

(1800-1867), American pioneer and politician * L. Carrington Goodrich (1894–1986), American Sinologist * Lloyd Goodrich (1897–1987), American art historian * Mario Goodrich (born 2000), American football player * Michael T. Goodrich, American mathematician and computer scientist * Patricia A. Goodrich, American politician *

Samuel Griswold Goodrich Samuel Griswold Goodrich (August 19, 1793 – May 9, 1860), better known by his pseudonym Peter Parley, was an American author and politician who established the children's magazine ''Merry's Museum''. He was a Massachusetts Senate, Massachuse ...

(1793–1860), American author, used the pseudonym ''Peter Parley'' *

Simon Goodrich Simon Goodrich (1773–1847) was an engineer to the British Navy Board. Life He was said to have been born 28 October 1773 in Suffolk. His education and training is unknown. In 1796 he was appointed draughtsman in the office of Sir Samuel Bentha ...

(1773–1847), engineer to the British Navy Board *

Thomas Goodrich Sir Thomas Goodrich (also spelled Goodricke; died 10 May 1554) was an English ecclesiastic and statesman who was Bishop of Ely from 1534 until his death. Life He was a son of Edward Goodrich of East Kirkby, Lincolnshire and brother of He ...

(died 1554), English ecclesiastic {{surname, Goodrich