Gooding is an English surname, derived from the Old English name Gōding. Notable people with the surname include:

Alf Gooding (died 2018), Welsh entrepreneur Anthony Simonds-Gooding (1937–2017), Irish executive Arthur C. Gooding (1871–1971), American businessman and politician Andrew Gooding (born 1964), Jamaican sailor Caroline Gooding (1959–2014), British solicitor and activist for individuals with disabilities Cecil Gooding (1883–1904), American football player Celia Rose Gooding (born 2000), American actress and singer Cuba Gooding Sr. (1944–2017), American soul singer Cuba Gooding Jr. (born 1968), American actor and son of Cuba Gooding Sr. Mason Gooding (born 1996), American actor and son of Cuba Gooding Jr. Omar Gooding (born 1976), American actor and son of Cuba Gooding Sr. Cynthia Gooding (1924–1988), American folk singer David Gooding (1947–2009), British academic David Willoughby Gooding (1925–2019), British academic Frank R. Gooding (1859–1928), American politician Hattie B. Gooding (1877 - 1938), American publicity agent Heather Gooding (born 1958), Barbadian sprinter Henry C. Gooding (1838–1913), American judge James Henry Gooding (1838–1864), American soldier Jason Gooding (born 1979), Trinidadian triathlete Jay Gooding (born 1976), Australian tennis player and coach Jody Gooding, British volleyball player Maria Simonds-Gooding (born 1939), Indian born Anglo-Irish artist Mark Gooding, British diplomat Mick Gooding (born 1959), British footballer Oliver Paul Gooding (1835–1909), American general Ray Gooding (born 1959), British footballer and coach Robert C. Gooding (1918–1999), American admiral Robert Gooding-Williams (born 1953), American philosopher and professor Terry Gooding (1931–2018), British boxer

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