Cognomen Гудсон (Goodson 
, Gudson 
, Гудсон 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The surname Гудсон is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Гудсон is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Goodson | Zambia, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Malawi |
| Gudson | Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, United Kingdom, United States |
| Гудсон | Russia, Ukraine |
| Goudson | United States |