Godlee Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Godlee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Godley,' a township in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire.

Robert de Godelegh, 1294: East Cheshire.

Henry de Godelegh, 1299: ibid.

William de Godeleeh, 1349: ibid.

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Godlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia501:539,91440,287
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Wales51:618,90625,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Godlee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Godley,' a township in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire.

Robert de Godelegh, 1294: East Cheshire.

Henry de Godelegh, 1299: ibid.

William de Godeleeh, 1349: ibid.

Gilbert de Godelegh, 1349: ibid.

Hamelinus de Godelee, 35 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Willelmus de Godlay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Cecilia de Godelay, 1379: ibid.

1775. Married — John Snead and Margaret Godly: St. George, Hanover Square.

Godly is found as a Puritan fontname, but it has nothing to do with the origin of the surname. It came too late to influence anything but Christian names, and soon became unfashionable in that category.

1639. Edward Burton and Godley Neale: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1579. Baptised — Godlye, d. Richard Fauterell: Warbleton, Sussex.

1611. Baptised — Godly, d. Henry Gray. Joane Standmer and Godly Gotherd, sureties: South Berstead, Sussex.

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

(English)Bel.to Godley(Chesh.), 13th and 14th cent. Godelegh = prob. Goda’s Lea [Old English leák] There is also a Hundred of Godley in Surrey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire, where the family of De Godlee were resident temp. Edward I. Godele is an archaism for goodly, well favoured.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Godlee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godlee is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godlee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Godlee are found; 51 percent are found in Australasia and 51 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 539,914. In Australia Godlee is mostly found in: Queensland, where 56 percent reside, New South Wales, where 22 percent reside and South Australia, where 18 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Godlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godlee has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godlee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Godlee are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Godlee earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.38% less than the national average, earning $36,514 USD per year.

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