Godsall Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Godsall Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Godshall or Godshill = God(e)’s Slope or Corner [Old English heal(h] or Hill [Old English hyll] Godshill, I.o.W., was the Anglo-Saxon Godeshyll.

(Teutonic) God-Hostage [O.Teut, Godegisl, Godigisel: v.

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Godsall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:142,50113,810
Wales1671:18,5301,992
Australia1581:170,85917,509
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Canada411:898,67368,969
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3331:73,1998,070
Wales301:52,2812,643

Godsall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Godshall or Godshill = God(e)’s Slope or Corner [Old English heal(h] or Hill [Old English hyll] Godshill, I.o.W., was the Anglo-Saxon Godeshyll.

(Teutonic) God-Hostage [O.Teut, Godegisl, Godigisel: v. under Gilbert]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps from Godshill, in the Isle of Wight. 2. The same as Godesilus, the name of an early Burgundian King. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Godsell, a name now rare in the county, but represented by the Godsalls and Godsells of the neighbourhood of the city of Hereford, was an established name in Kingswood (co. Gloucester) during the 17th and 18th centuries, where a family of clothiers thus called resided (Bigl.).

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

The Godsalls or Godsells of Hereford and its vicinity may be connected in their descent with a Gloucestershire family of Godsell engaged in the cloth trade at Kingswood during the 17th and 18th centuries (Bigland's "Gloucestershire").

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

Godsall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godsall is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Godsall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godsall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godsall is the 403,960th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. The surname Godsall occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Godsall reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England it is most frequent in: Herefordshire, where 20 percent reside, West Midlands, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Godsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Godsall has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Godsall surname grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 557 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godsall Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Godsall earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.95% less than the national average, earning $28,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $53,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godshall931,754/
Goodsall93181/
Godsal9260/
Gosall923/
Godschall8849/
Goodshall882/
Godshallt882/
Godsahall881/
Gotsall8621/
Ghodsal8619/
Hodsall8617/
Gosalle864/
Goshall862/
Godsale861/
Godshal861/
Godszal861/
Gadsall860/
Goodsal860/
Godsahl860/
Gosal839,248/
Odsal835/
Goudschall824/
Gotshall80577/
Goodseal8044/
Godszald805/
Godshale804/
Gothsall803/
Goschall802/
Goodsale801/
Ghoshall801/
Ghodshal801/
Gotsahll801/
Godszalt801/
Goodcall800/
Goodsalt800/
Godshalt800/
Godchall800/
Gudshall800/
Gooseall800/
Gadshall800/
Ghosal7731,077/
Goshal77239/
Gosail77136/
Gosale77133/
Gossal7790/
Goysal7743/
Goszal7712/
Gasall779/
Goosal778/
Gousal777/
Gosial773/
Gotsal772/
Gocsal772/
Godsol772/
Hgosal771/
Gozall771/
Gosaal771/
Gosaul771/
Goxall771/
Gohsal771/
Gocall771/
Gosjal771/
Gottshall75971/
Gotschall75956/
Gohschall751/
Goitshall751/
Gothshall751/
Goudschal751/
Gossaille751/
Goodseill751/
Gootshall750/
Ghoshal7177,093/
Gottschall713,409/
Ghosale713,000/
Hadsall71653/
Hodsoll71194/
Goudschaal71106/
Goussal7139/
Goczall7118/
Gotszal7116/
Goushal7114/
Godsoul7112/
Gotshal7111/
Gacsall7110/
Goutsal716/
Ghousal715/
Hgoshal714/
Godchal713/
Ghosgal713/
Godzeal713/
Goshail712/
Ghossal711/
Gudsale711/
Gudshal711/
Gashall711/
Godsolt711/
Gottsshall711/
Ngossal711/
Goschal711/
Goshsal711/
Ggoshal711/
Ghohsal711/
Ghoosal711/
Ghodzal711/
Gatsall710/
Gutsall710/
Gootschall710/
Gassall710/
Goodsol710/
Gutshall672,079/
Gozal671,201/
Gasal671,137/
Gocal67451/
Otsal67170/
Gotchall67155/
Adsal67100/
Goodsole6755/
Gotschal6750/
Gočal6737/
Ozsal6722/
Gotszald6721/
Gosol6719/
Getshall6714/
Ozall6714/
Goussale679/
Ghoshale678/
Gatshall677/
Ghoshsal674/
Gottshal673/
Goodsoil673/
Ghoushal672/
Ghosahal672/
Ghadsale671/
Gadsaale671/
Ghosshal671/
Gottschalle671/
Gassalle671/
Goxal671/
Ghgoshal671/
Gaschall670/
Gouchall670/
Outshall670/
Ocall670/
Gotshalh670/

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