Goodyear

See also: goodyear

English

Etymology

Probably a nickname from Middle English good + year, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression.

Proper noun

Goodyear (countable and uncountable, plural Goodyears)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
3. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines

   Coordinate terms: Banker, Bolo Batallion, Buayan, Cainglet, Calapan, Calubihan, Concepcion, Diampak, Dipala, Gacbusan, Goodyear, Lacnapan, Little Baguio, Lumbayao, Nazareth, Palinta, Peñaranda, Poblacion, Riverside, Sanghanan, Santa Cruz, Sayao, Shiolan, Simbol, Sininan, Tamin, Tampilisan, Tigbangagan, Timuay Danda — barangays of Kabasalan

Derived terms

• Goodyear welt

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goodyear is the 10910^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2918 individuals. Goodyear is most common among White (92.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goodyear”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.