Godefroy Surname

49,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Godefroy Surname Definition:

Robert Godefroy, Gonduin, Robert, Symon, William Godefridus of Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Many of the name Godefrey, &c., in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Godefroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,5431:6,960594
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada791:466,40040,200
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Peru501:635,68215,717
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Godefroy (4,245) may also be a first name.

Godefroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Robert Godefroy, Gonduin, Robert, Symon, William Godefridus of Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Many of the name Godefrey, &c., in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Godefroy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godefroy (Russian: Годефрой) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godefroy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,068th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 694,780 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Godefroy live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Godefroy is also the 106,362nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,245 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 9,543 people, or 1 in 6,960. In France it is primarily found in: Normandy, where 26 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Excluding France this surname exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Godefroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godefroy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godefroy last name grew 914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 496 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godefroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godefroy last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Godefroy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 157.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,831 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning R 236,268 per year; in United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $48,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Godefroy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godefroy in the Russian language
Годефройgodefroj-

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