Goodday History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Goodday family

The surname Goodday was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Goodday family

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Goodday Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Godday, Gooday, Goodday, Goodaye, Gooddaye, Goddaye, Guday and many more.

Early Notables of the Goodday family

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Migration of the Goodday family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Goodday (post 1700) +

William Goodday Strutt (1762-1848), English diplomat from Springfield, Essex, Governor of Quebec (1800-1848), second son of John Strutt, of Terling Place, Essex