Godber Surname

217,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Godber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1901:46,8225,886
Australia3121:86,5259,997
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Canada991:372,17833,288
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Wales101:309,45316,869
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:38,2664,920
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

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.

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

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

Godber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godber is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,697th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,870,178 people. The surname Godber is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Godber reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. Godber is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.

This 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 live, Derbyshire, where 9 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Besides England Godber occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Godber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godber has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Godber last name expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Godber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Godber last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godbert92558/
Godbeer92341/
Godbier9223/
Godbear927/
Goodber924/
Godbe91106/
Odber9176/
Goodbear8680/
Goodbeer8649/
Goodbier8635/
Goodbert8614/
Goodbeir862/
Godbeher861/
Godbhere860/
Godbey833,144/
Godbee831,773/
Odbert83168/
Godbyr8311/
Godbed836/
Goodbe835/
Ghodbe832/
Gedber831/
Godwer831/
Ngodbe831/
Goduer831/
Godbes830/
Godbie830/
Gadber830/
Godbehere80747/
Oudbier77283/
Hodbert7786/
Goodbee7778/
Goodbey774/
Godbest773/
Gudbier773/
Gadbert772/
Gudbert771/
Godbess771/
Gadbeer771/
Gudbear770/
Goodwer770/
Goodbehere7514/
Godby732,822/
Godba73524/
Godve7329/
Adber7315/
Gadbe737/
Godbi732/
Odver730/
Houdbert7151/
Goodbird7115/
Godbeach7114/
Ghodbieh711/
Goodby67462/
Adberd6778/
Godbay6717/
Godboy6712/
Godhba6711/
Godbaa678/
Hadber676/
Ghodve676/
Godvey675/
Gadwer674/
Godbui673/
Godbai672/
Ghodba672/
Adbert671/
Godhve671/
Godvee671/
Goodbirth671/
Godbha671/
Gaduer671/
Gadbehere670/
Godbid670/
Goddby670/

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