The proud and noble English surname Gooden heartily wields the formidable family motto "By Fidelity And Valour" through the obscurant mists of time from it's earliest origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes who once mightily ruled all of Britain. Deriving from the baptismal, or given, name "son of Godwin", it is first found in Yorkshire, where they'd held family seat from the earliest of times.
The earl of Wessex, Godwin, was a chief advisor to King Canute.
His son, Harold Godwinson, was "the" Harold II of England, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England -- incidentally killed October 14, 1066 - at The Battle of Hastings.
The surname Moran is Irish in origin.
The surname Guillory is French in origin.
This surname Bombardier is of French and Italian origin, the surname is mostly found in Canada.
Navarro is a surname of Spanish or Basque origin.
The surname Salum is believed to be Arabic in origin.
This surname Olsen is of Danish and Norweagian origin.
This american surname Cutshaw is of German origin, a variant of German surname Gottschall.
Deutsch is a surname of German origin. It means "German"
This rare surname Ambasana is an Indian surname, of unknown origin. Perhaps from a place name.
The surname Alvarez is Hispanic in origin. The Spanish surname Álvarez is from a patronymic form of the personal name Álvaro, which is of Germanic (Visigothic) origin.
The origin of the surname Emanuele is Italian; first found in Sicily.
The surname Whitley is of English origin and means from the 'white clearing.'