Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GOODBODY
There are approximately 211 people named Goodbody in the UK. That makes it the 14,695th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Goodbody.
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The Goodbody surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GOODBODY. A portly person— like the Fr. Ueaieorji.'i; perluqis, however, an oath : ' By God's bocfy,' — not unusual in the middle ages. The orthography in the H 1!,. is Godbodi, \vhich rather confirms iho latter derivation. Under the name I'ardew will be found some remarks on surnames derived from Oaths. See however tlie remarks under Body.