Goede

• As a Dutch and north German surname, from personal names formed from the adjectives goed (“good”) and god (“god”), similar to the first element of Gottfried.
• Also as a German surname, from the city Göda in Bautzen.
• Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian Goda, a short form of the old Slavic name Godisław, comprised of Proto-Slavic *goditi (“to please”) + *slava (“fame”).

Goede (plural Goedes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goede is the 31906^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 723 individuals. Goede is most common among White (94.19%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goede”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56.

• Doege, geode, ogeed