Godbehere Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Godbehere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:173,03715,826
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia461:586,86342,409
France71:9,488,960336,266
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

I have met with it as a surname in Sussex, temp Hen. III. See under Goodbeer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Godbehere Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Godbehere Come From? nationality or country of origin

Godbehere is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godbehere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 453,909th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Godbehere reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Godbehere is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 173,037. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 62 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 8 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 6 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Godbehere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godbehere has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Godbehere last name 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 political 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.

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Goodbehere9514/
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Godbhere940/
Gadbehere890/
Godbeer88341/
Goodbeer8249/
Godber801,883/
Goodbiere787/
Godbert75558/
Godbery7524/
Godbier7523/
Godbear757/
Goodber754/
Godbred751/
Gadbeer751/
Godbrey750/
Goodbred71195/
Goodbear7180/
Goodbier7135/
Goodbert7114/
Goodbrey717/
Goodbeir712/
Godberry712/
Godberge711/
Odhvereh711/
Gadberey710/
Goodbree710/
Goodbread67492/
Goodberry67255/
Godbyr6711/
Gadberrey672/
Goudberge671/
Gadber670/

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