Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GOODWILL
There are approximately 909 people named Goodwill in the UK. That makes it the 7,607th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Goodwill.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
GoodallGoodell
Goodiel
Coodwill
Goodwall
Goodwal
Goodill
Godwill
Gooddill
Goodiell
Goodswill
Goadwill
Goodil
Godwille
Goodrill
Goodwald
Goodeil
Goodeill
Gadwill
Goodiall
Gooddil
Goadwil
Goodhill
The Goodwill surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GOODWILL. GOODWILLIE. These singular names have no reference to the character, good or bad, of any of the vast Gulielmian tribe, but, according to Pittscottie, a good-wilier and a well-wisher are synonymous. Jamieson.