Släkthistoria för Goodsir
Goodsir Vad efternamn betyder
from Middle English godsire goodsir. This was originally a respectful form of address ‘good sir’ especially to an older person. It may have been applied as a nickname to someone who habitually used the phrase. However Middle English godsire Older Scots gudsyr gudschyr also denoted ‘grandfather’ which could be the sense in the surname. Compare Godson Sweetser Belcher.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
