What does this expression mean in your opinion?

Money. Status. That’s usually what I think people mean when they say “good” in conjunction with family.

I thought it meant God fearing, moral people. I’d elaborate but not feeling well .

I suppose it could, depending on context. But in most contexts I’ve hear it, it was code for money.

In my experience it usually means a family possessed of money, power, prominence. I’ve also heard it, less frequently, used to refer to people the speaker genuinely liked and felt were “good people” regardless of their wealth or social status.

She was brought up in a family that is recognized by the community for caring about others. No crimes were committed. Religious and financial status should have nothing to do with it. Look at the Kennedy family. Could anyone honestly say that their children came from a good family?

Upper middle class, Dad employed, mom at home and active in the PTA and the classroom,no addiction or alcohol problems, nobody arrested, kids all graduate from high school and go onto a 4 year college, no police cars in front of the house ever. Garden is neat and tidy, lawn mowed regularly, kids rake the leaves once a week in the fall. And the dog is big and fluffy and fun to play with, and protects all the kids on the street. All the kids friends drop by to say hello on Thanksgiving and Christmas when they’re home from college.

It’s an expression that is vague. If someone used it in my presence, I would have to ask t speaker to be more specific.

Certainly, we are seeing different definitions here

Generally, I think it means, “insufficient or half-hearted prosecution, few convictions, and those still on appeal”.

I’ll have to agree with @zenvelo on this one.

The past tense indicates that the female in question has perished.

@ragingloli Not necessarily. It could be a statement used when in the midst of a conversation about a female who did something wrong.

Person #1: Wow, I can’t believe she did that.
Person #2: I know. She came from a good family.

@Pied_Pfeffer
Either way, she is dead to me.
* badum pshh *

I agree with @wundayatta on the meaning of this one. Money, power, prestige is what I grew up believing it meant.
@wonderingwhy brings up a good point though. I have alway thought that “good people” meant moral and upright.

Why would I have a different attitude toward “Good Family” and “Good People”?

Someone’s about to sell you a dog, or maybe a hamster/guinea pig.

I think it means a good family that stayed together and brought up their kids correctly. As well as maintained a family history. I am not sure what good has to do with money as some implied in their comments.

@Shippy couldn’t tell you why but that is the way it was defined any time I heard it.

‘Course some of that was from those snooty British shows featured on Masterpiece Theatre from time to time.

Most often, I’d guess it meant a wealthy, prominent family. It would depend on context, though.

To me it would imply a wealthy and/or high class family.

My opinion would be a ‘respectable’ family. Not necessarily rich, but a family where the parents are responsible and the family members seek to be valuable members of the community. It has nothing to do with wealth and position for me.