Godby Surname

155,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,822 people bear this surname

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

Godby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2601:160,38016,324
England2881:193,46517,079
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada951:387,84834,448
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Godby Last Name Facts

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

Godby is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 155,324th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,582,405 people. The surname Godby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Godby reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Godby is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,260 people, or 1 in 160,380. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 17 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Godby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 446 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Godby last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Godby last name are 29.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Godby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $42,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godbey913,144/
Goodby91462/
Godbay9117/
Godboy9112/
Goddby910/
Odby8944/
Goodboy83288/
Goodbey834/
Goodbay830/
Godba80524/
Hodby80203/
Gadby80175/
Godbe80106/
Oddby8011/
Gedby809/
Odbay805/
Godbi802/
Godwy801/
Oudby801/
Godber731,883/
Godbee731,773/
Gadbay7327/
Oddboy7319/
Godhba7311/
Godbaa738/
Godbed736/
Godvey735/
Goodbe735/
Godway735/
Godbui733/
Godwey733/
Ghodbe732/
Ghodba732/
Godbai732/
Gasdby731/
Ghadby731/
Godbha731/
Ngodbe731/
Houdby731/
Godvay731/
Gudbey731/
Godwiy731/
Gedbey730/
Godbie730/
Godbes730/
Gadboy730/
Godbid730/
Goodway67684/
Godbeer67341/
Adby67276/
Goodbee6778/
Godbois6778/
Odba678/
Gadboys676/
Goodber674/
Odbe673/
Godbest673/
Odbi672/
Godbess671/
Goodbøý671/
Hoodboy671/
Hoodbey671/
Odbj671/

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Godby Reference & Research

Godby DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Godley / Godby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis