Godbehere Surname
Approximately 747 people bear this surname
Godbehere Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godber,' which perhaps is an abbreviation of Godbert. That the surname is taken from the cry 'God be here' is absurd. Of course the spelling has become imitative, which has itself helped to suggest such an origin.
Read More About This SurnameGodbehere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 322 | 1:173,037 | 15,826 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 193 | 1:126,297 | 11,831 |
Godbehere Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godber,' which perhaps is an abbreviation of Godbert. That the surname is taken from the cry 'God be here' is absurd. Of course the spelling has become imitative, which has itself helped to suggest such an origin. Lower says, 'I have met with it as a surname in Sussex, temp. Henry III.'
John Godbehere. Close Rolls, 34 Henry VI.
1588. Baptised — John, son of Richard Godbhere: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Richard Godbeare, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
John Godbehere, 1628: St Mary Aldermary (London).
John Goodbeere, of Deane parish, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.
I have met with it as a surname in Sussex, temp Hen. III. See under Goodbeer.
Godber, which is also a Derbyshire name, is evidently a contraction of Godbehere, of which there is an instance in the Notts Court Directory. Two centuries since there were two Notts freeholders, named Godbear and Godbar, in Warsopp and Arnold (Harl.). Godbehere was a Sussex surname in the reign of Henry III.
Godbehere Demographics
Average Godbehere Salary in
United States
$48,784 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Godbehere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godbehere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Godbehere occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godbehere? popularity and diffusion
Godbehere is the 453,909th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Godbehere are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Godbehere is most numerous in England, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 173,037. In England Godbehere is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 62 percent live, Derbyshire, where 8 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 6 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Godbehere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Godbehere has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Godbehere surname rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Godbehere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Godbehere last name are 16.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.44% registered with the party.
The amount Godbehere earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $56,155 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodbehere | 95 | 14 | / |
| Godbeher | 94 | 1 | / |
| Godbhere | 94 | 0 | / |
| Gadbehere | 89 | 0 | / |
| Godbeer | 88 | 341 | / |
| Goodbeer | 82 | 49 | / |
| Godber | 80 | 1,883 | / |
| Goodbiere | 78 | 7 | / |
| Godbert | 75 | 558 | / |
| Godbery | 75 | 24 | / |
| Godbier | 75 | 23 | / |
| Godbear | 75 | 7 | / |
| Goodber | 75 | 4 | / |
| Godbred | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gadbeer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Godbrey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goodbred | 71 | 195 | / |
| Goodbear | 71 | 80 | / |
| Goodbier | 71 | 35 | / |
| Goodbert | 71 | 14 | / |
| Goodbrey | 71 | 7 | / |
| Goodbeir | 71 | 2 | / |
| Godberry | 71 | 2 | / |
| Godberge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odhvereh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gadberey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goodbree | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goodbread | 67 | 492 | / |
| Goodberry | 67 | 255 | / |
| Godbyr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gadberrey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goudberge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadber | 67 | 0 | / |
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