Godsby Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Godsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Godsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godsby is most common in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Godsby is the 2,020,555th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Godsby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Godsby are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 26 percent are found, Arkansas, where 20 percent are found and Idaho, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States Godsby is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Godsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godsby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godsby surname expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Godsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Godsby surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Godsby earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.85% less than the national average, earning $30,701 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodsby9232/
Goudsby920/
Godsbey920/
Gosby91292/
Odsby912/
Gadsby834,938/
Goosby831,388/
Gousby83117/
Gosbey832/
Godsba831/
Gedsby830/
Godsway771,709/
Gadsbey7729/
Goosbey776/
Gadsbuy771/
Gadsbay771/
Goossby770/
Gossbey770/
Gadsboy770/
Gasby73104/
Gosbi7316/
Otsby735/
Gosba733/
Gosvy732/
Ozsby731/
Gosbe731/
Goodsbee711/
Gosbee67733/
Gausby6771/
Gousbi6724/
Gatsby678/
Gassby676/
Gosbai671/
Goosvy671/
Godsui671/
Gosber670/
Gosbea670/
Gasbey670/
Gosbet670/
Godsue670/
Gadsbe670/
Ghasby670/
Hotsby670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godsby
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