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A surname found in the shires of Ayr, Lanark, and Stirling. From the Old English personal name Godwine, 'God friend. ' The spelling Goodwin is due to the fact that the o in Godwin was originally pronounced long.
Goodwin surname Progenitors in South Africa
Who was the first Goodwin ?
From first arrival in ??
John Fowlis Goodwin, Snr. SV/PROG
References :
A Brief History of One Branch of the Godwins of London -- https://www.cgpublishing.com/Godwin/history.html