Goodyer Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Goodyer reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Goodyer family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Goodyer is based on the given names Gudhir, or Gudvar, which were popular medieval names of Germanic origin.

Goodyer Early Origins

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The surname Goodyer was first found in Essex where they were granted land by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The name was derived from Goudier, and was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.

Goodyer Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Goodyer are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Goodyer include Goodyear, Goodier and others.

Goodyer Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goodyer research. Another 293 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1295, 1301, 1327, 1456, 1500, 1513, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Goodyer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goodyer Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Goodyer, or a variant listed above:

Goodyer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nancie Goodyer, aged 7, who emigrated to the United States from London, in 1898

Goodyer Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Frederick Harry Goodyer, aged 45, who landed in America from Nottingham, England in 1903
Annie Goodyer, aged 12, who emigrated to the United States from Nottingham, in 1905
Bessie Goodyer, aged 10, who settled in America from Nottingham, in 1905
Eliz. Goodyer, aged 42, who emigrated to the United States from Nottingham, in 1905
Alfred Percy Goodyer, aged 8, who settled in America from Brighton, England, in 1912
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Goodyer Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Ambrose E. Goodyer, aged 28, who emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1920

Goodyer Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Amos Goodyer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1848 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BOLTON 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Bolton.htm
Elizabeth Goodyer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bolton" in 1848 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BOLTON 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Bolton.htm

Contemporary Notables of the name Goodyer (post 1700)

Robin Goodyer (b. 1951), English cricketer
Arthur Copeland Goodyer (1853-1932), English international footballer
Paula Goodyer (b. 1947), Australian freelance journalist, author and health writer, recipient of the Walkley Award (1992)

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Citations

^ State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BOLTON 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Bolton.htm

Other References

Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
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The Goodyer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Goodyer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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