Goodale: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Arms linked to Goodall and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Meaning of the name

In parish registers, Goodale often stands in for Goodall. Its meaning, shared with Goodall, is “good ale or good corner”.

Records show Goodale as one of the forms Goodall took over time. You may also find the name written Godall and Goodell. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Goodale with 3,140 bearers, at rank 10,265. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

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