Godber Surname
Approximately 1,883 people bear this surname
Godber 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 SurnameGodber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,190 | 1:46,822 | 5,886 |
| Australia | 312 | 1:86,525 | 9,997 |
| United States | 190 | 1:1,907,679 | 123,720 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 637 | 1:38,266 | 4,920 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Godber (54) may also be a first name.
Godber 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.
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.
Godber Demographics
Average Godber Salary in
United States
$53,782 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Godber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godber occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Godber? popularity and diffusion
The last name Godber is the 217,697th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,870,178 people. Godber occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Godber live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.
The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,190 people, or 1 in 46,822. In England it is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 29 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Godber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Godber has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Godber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Godber last name is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States Godber are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.
The amount Godber earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $55,370 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godbert | 92 | 558 | / |
| Godbeer | 92 | 341 | / |
| Godbier | 92 | 23 | / |
| Godbear | 92 | 7 | / |
| Goodber | 92 | 4 | / |
| Godbe | 91 | 106 | / |
| Odber | 91 | 76 | / |
| Goodbear | 86 | 80 | / |
| Goodbeer | 86 | 49 | / |
| Goodbier | 86 | 35 | / |
| Goodbert | 86 | 14 | / |
| Goodbeir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Godbeher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Godbhere | 86 | 0 | / |
| Godbey | 83 | 3,144 | / |
| Godbee | 83 | 1,773 | / |
| Odbert | 83 | 168 | / |
| Godbyr | 83 | 11 | / |
| Godbed | 83 | 6 | / |
| Goodbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ghodbe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gedber | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngodbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goduer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Godbes | 83 | 0 | / |
| Godbie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gadber | 83 | 0 | / |
| Godbehere | 80 | 747 | / |
| Oudbier | 77 | 283 | / |
| Hodbert | 77 | 86 | / |
| Goodbee | 77 | 78 | / |
| Goodbey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Godbest | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gudbier | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gadbert | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gudbert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Godbess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadbeer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gudbear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goodwer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goodbehere | 75 | 14 | / |
| Godby | 73 | 2,822 | / |
| Godba | 73 | 524 | / |
| Godve | 73 | 29 | / |
| Adber | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gadbe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Godbi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Odver | 73 | 0 | / |
| Houdbert | 71 | 51 | / |
| Goodbird | 71 | 15 | / |
| Godbeach | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ghodbieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goodby | 67 | 462 | / |
| Adberd | 67 | 78 | / |
| Godbay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Godboy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Godhba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Godbaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hadber | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ghodve | 67 | 6 | / |
| Godvey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gadwer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Godbui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Godbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghodba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adbert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godvee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goodbirth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaduer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadbehere | 67 | 0 | / |
| Godbid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goddby | 67 | 0 | / |
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