Godrich Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Godrich Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godric' So common as to make Godric and Godiva the Jack and Jill of their day; v. Goodeve.

Walter Goderiche, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Godriche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Godrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:313,02323,520
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Australia301:899,85754,700
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Wales221:140,66110,115
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

The alternate forms: Gödrich (80) are calculated separately.

Godrich (596) may also be a first name.

Godrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Godric' So common as to make Godric and Godiva the Jack and Jill of their day; v. Goodeve.

Walter Goderiche, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Godriche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Stephen Godrich, Suffolk, ibid.

Ambrosius fil. Godrige, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert fil. GodRichard Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

William Godrick. Rolls of Parliament.

Godric, abbot of Winchcombe: Freeman, Norman Conquest.

Godric, sheriff of Berkshire: ibid.

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

GODRIC: From Old English personal name Godric, ME. Godrich. Dougal fiz Gothrik of the county of Dunfres who rendered homage in 1296 is probably Dougal Gotherykessone of the county of Wyggetone, and Dugall, son of Gotrich, juror on an inquest at Berwick in the same year (Bain, II, p. 210,211, 215).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) God-Ruler [Godric was a common Anglo-Saxon name-ríc-, ruler] William of Malmesbury tells us how certain of the Norman nobles openly and contemptuously called Henry I. and his consort by the Saxon names Godric and Godiva (Godgifu)— Ceterum omnes . . . palam contumeliis dominum inurere Godricun eum, et comparem Godgivam, appellantes.— Gesta Regum Angl, lib. v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A parish in co. Hereford. 2. See Goodrick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Goderich, from God, God or good, and ric, rich; rich in God, or in goodness.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Goodridges are now represented in the Totnes district. In 1588, Nicholas Goodridge, of this county, subscribed £50 towards the fund collected for the defence of his country against the Spanish Armada (Sp.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Godrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godrich (Russian: Годрич) occurs most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gödrich. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godrich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 725,073rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name Godrich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Godrich are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. Godrich is also the 342,522nd most widely held given name world-wide, held by 596 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 313,023. In England it is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 31 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Godrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godrich has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godrich Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Godrich earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.87% less than the national average, earning R 164,280 per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gödrich9580/
Goodrich9328,691/
Goedrich9396/
Goddrich933/
Godreich931/
Godriech931/
Godriche931/
Godritch930/
Odrich92140/
Godric9224/
Goodriche889/
Goodriech883/
Goodridch881/
Gooddrich881/
Ggoodrich880/
Goodreich880/
Goodritch880/
Gedrich86196/
Gudrich8635/
Gadrich862/
Goodrih861/
Oodrich861/
Odriche861/
Goodric860/
Hodrich860/
Godri831,296/
Odric835/
Gedroich8021/
Godreche805/
Godrèche804/
Hoodrich803/
Goodrice802/
Goodrieh801/
O'Dricht801/
Gedrijch801/
Guddrich800/
Goodrech800/
Goodrish800/
Godrie771,056/
Godrid77143/
Adrich7766/
Goudri7728/
Godrix7718/
Goodri7717/
Godrai7716/
Godrei7716/
Ghodri7711/
Goddri773/
Godhri771/
Odrych771/
Godrit771/
Godroi771/
Godriz771/
Goodreach751/
Gooddrech751/
Hadrich71356/
Goddrie7173/
Goodrie7165/
Goodrid7155/
Gedrych7152/
Hodrych7110/
Gödrichová718/
Gudrichová713/
Addrich713/
Audrich712/
Godhrai712/
Adreich711/
Goudrie711/
Gadrych711/
Adriche711/
Ghoudri711/
Goodrio710/
Gadri675,458/
Godry67333/
Godra67293/
Goodreid67209/
Godre67175/
Haudrich67109/
Adric67102/
Hadriche6723/
Odriz6720/
Goodritz672/
Achdrich671/
Cghodhri671/
Heudrich671/
Hasdrich670/
Haddrich670/
Goodroid670/

Godrich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godrich in the Russian language
Годричgodric-

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