Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Cameron Goodman View Post
Goodman ? Supposed to have meant a landowner in Scotland family from Angus believes it may have been Goodsman at one point
GOODMAN Obviously not of any sort of Celtic/Gaelic origin, but from the Anglo-Saxon Gode + man 'good man'. The Scots spelling would have originally been Guidman. Very common in England (especially the Midlands), but not particularly common in Scotland. In England, it meant 'head of household' while in Scotland it did indeed refer to a landowner.