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Godesfold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Godesfold.' Probably without any religious significance, simply meaning the fold or enclosure of Gode or Good, a personal name; v. Good.

John de Godesfold, Close Rolls, 16 Edward III.

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This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Godesfold.' Probably without any religious significance, simply meaning the fold or enclosure of Gode or Good, a personal name; v. Good.

John de Godesfold, Close Rolls, 16 Edward III.

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