Godbolt Surname

211,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Godbolt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godbold' (not in Yonge).' Occurs in Domesday as a previous Anglo-Saxon tenant' (Lower).

Godebold (without surname). Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

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Godbolt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6781:216,00721,032
England1521:366,56626,048
Australia651:415,31833,226
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Godbolt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godbold' (not in Yonge).' Occurs in Domesday as a previous Anglo-Saxon tenant' (Lower).

Godebold (without surname). Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Godeboldde Writel, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard Godbold, Norfolk, 8 Elizabeth: History of Norfolk.

Thomas Godbould, Norfolk, 15 James I: ibid.

1681. Married — Thomas Godbould and Elizabeth Casewell: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Teutonic) God - Bold, Divinely Bold [O.Ger. Godebald= Anglo-Saxon Godb(e)ald] Godbold occurs fairly frequently in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Occurs in Domesd. as a previous Anglo-Saxon tenant. 2. Anglo-Saxon god and bold-"the good dwelling."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Godbolt Last Name Facts

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

Godbolt is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godbolt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 211,391st most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,735,288 people. The surname Godbolt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Godbolt reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,678 people, or 1 in 216,007. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Godbolt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godbolt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godbolt surname expanded 1,234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godbolt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godbolt surname are 10.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.45% being registered with the political party.

The amount Godbolt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.91% more than the national average, earning R 277,812 per year; in United States they earn 22.5% less than the national average, earning $33,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,276 CAD per year.

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