Goodloe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Goodloe name comes from the Middle English words “gode,” meaning “good,” and “ladde,” or “lad,” meaning “a servant;” as such, it was likely originally a nickname for a trusted servant, which was later taken on as a surname.

Early Origins of the Goodloe family

The surname Goodloe was first found in Yorkshire where in 1301 the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire list Robert Godelad as holding lands at that time. Years later, William Goodlad was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Cumberland in 1332. William Goodland was listed in Yorkshire in 1464. [1]

Early History of the Goodloe family

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Goodloe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goodlet, Goddlett, Goodley, Goodly, Goodlad, Goodlat, Goodlatt, Goodlatte, Goodlegh, Gudlad, Goodleigh, Goodlaw, Guidlaw, Guidlad and many more.

Goodloe Ranking

In the United States, the name Goodloe is the 9,025^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]

 Goodloe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were: 

Goodloe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• George Goodloe, who landed in Virginia in 1666 [3]

Goodloe Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Hart Goodloe, aged 28, who arrived in America, in 1903
• Henriette Goodloe, aged 22, who arrived in America, in 1903
• Mrs. Paul T. Goodloe, aged 44, who arrived in America from London, in 1903
• Ethel M. Goodloe, aged 60, who arrived in America, in 1905
• Green Clay Goodloe, aged 22, who arrived in America, in 1905

Contemporary Notables of the name Goodloe (post 1700) +

• Rev. Don Speed Smith Goodloe (1878-1959), American teacher who pioneered racial integration in the Unitarian church, the first Principal of the Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie for the Training of Colored Youth (Bowie State University)
• John Mills Goodloe (1858-1942), American Republican politician, Member of the Virginia Senate (1916-1920) [4]
• William Cassius Goodloe III (1919-1997), American jurist, Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1985 to 1988
• Hart Goodloe (1875-1954), American surgeon in the First World War, inspiration for the 2007 novel “Goodloe-Blood Stains the Fury of the Coming Storm” by Patrick Bauer
• J. Mills Goodloe (b. 1971), American film producer, screenwriter, director and actor
• Paul Goodloe, American television meteorologist for The Weather Channel (TWC)
• Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860-1952), American stock broker, investor, and philanthropist
• Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825), American politician, Representative from South Carolina, 1795-1801; Member of Maryland State Senate, 1819-20