Godfray Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Godfray Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut. and English) God-Peace [the common French Godefroy represents O.Ger. Godafrid, &c. (mod. Gottfried)—O.Sax. Old English Dutchgod = O.H.Ger. got =O.N. goð, guð= Gothic guþ, God, a god+O.Sax. Old Englishfriþu=Dut. vrede = O.

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Godfray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Jersey461:2,157365
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1801:28836
England271:902,79138,028
Guernsey181:1,814317
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Godfray (365) may also be a first name.

Godfray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut. and English) God-Peace [the common French Godefroy represents O.Ger. Godafrid, &c. (mod. Gottfried)—O.Sax. Old English Dutchgod = O.H.Ger. got =O.N. goð, guð= Gothic guþ, God, a god+O.Sax. Old Englishfriþu=Dut. vrede = O.H.Ger. fridu=O.N. friþ-r (found in Gothic only in Friþareik-s = Friedrich = Frederick] Godfrith was not a common Anglo-Saxon name.

Alan Godefray.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Geoffrey, Jaffrey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Godfray Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godfray is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godfray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. Godfray occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Godfray live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Godfray is also the 455,540th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 365 people.

The surname Godfray is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England it is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 15 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Jersey, where 15 percent live.

Godfray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godfray has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Godfray last name expanded 359 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godfray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godfray surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Godfray earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.83% more than the national average, earning $58,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $52,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godfrays931/
Godfry92424/
Godfrey86140,339/
Godfroy862,464/
Godfryd8670/
Godfryt8615/
Godffry8611/
Goodfry867/
Godfrad863/
Godfras861/
Goffray861/
Godfryi861/
Godfraa861/
Gadfray860/
Godfrea860/
Goddfry860/
Gofry8313/
Gofra832/
Godffrey80199/
Gouffray8047/
Goodfrey8039/
Godfread8025/
Godfreey8023/
Goddfrey8014/
Godfreys805/
Godfrrey805/
Godfreyâ804/
Godphray804/
Godfriey804/
Godtfryd802/
Goedfrey801/
Godfreya801/
Godfroiy801/
Godfraux800/
Godfre77116/
Gadfry7764/
Gafray7745/
Gofrey7744/
Goffry7733/
Godfri7720/
Gofrat774/
Odfrey774/
Goufra774/
Gotfry771/
Ghofra771/
Goudfrooy751/
Godphfrey751/
Godffriey751/
Godfreyed751/
Godfred713,237/
Godfree711,189/
Gotfryd71922/
Godfrid71334/
Goffrey7163/
Audfray7163/
Gaffray7156/
Gotfrey7141/
Goffroy7132/
Ghoffra7124/
Gadfrey7123/
Godfroi7118/
Goofrey7114/
Godfrei715/
Gosfrey713/
Gudfrey713/
Gopfrey713/
Godfreu713/
Gofreey713/
Gotfryt713/
Godfrit713/
Gedfrey712/
Godfrer712/
Godphry712/
Godfrie711/
Gaafray711/
Ghafray711/
Godfreh711/
Godfret711/
Godfrui711/
Gosfrad711/
Goufrey711/
Gowfrey711/
Godffre711/
Goyfrey711/
Godfrue711/
Godfres710/
Godfroe710/
Gophray710/
Godfroid672,073/
Godphrey67110/
Gaudfroy6778/
Goodfred6777/
Gofre6748/
Godtfred6734/
Gafra6733/
Gottfryd6730/
Gofri6725/
Godfroit6721/
Godfroij6716/
Goodffre6713/
Goffrais6712/
Godfridt6710/
Godfreid677/
Goodfree674/
Gotfrydt673/
Gafry672/
Audfraye672/
Godffrie671/
Godfreed671/
Gottfrey671/
Gouffroy671/
Gooffroy671/
Goffreys671/
Gedffrey671/
Gothfrye670/

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