Godsell Surname

257,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Godsell 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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Godsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7331:76,0148,608
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Canada951:387,84834,448
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Wales511:60,6775,433
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Ireland341:138,4986,546
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Malta41:107,5681,849
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:70,4497,881
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Godsell 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

Or Godschall, apparently from Godescalus, a mesne lord in Wilts 1086, of foreign origin, for his name is not amongst the landowners of Anglo-Saxon times.

The Norman People (1874)

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

Godsell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godsell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Godsell.

How Common Is The Last Name Godsell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godsell is the 257,936th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Godsell reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 76,014. In England Godsell is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 25 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Godsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Godsell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Godsell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Godsell surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Godsell are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Godsell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1009.21% more than the national average, earning R 2,635,900 per year; in United States they earn 25.65% more than the national average, earning $54,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodsell934,949/
Godshell933/
Goddsell930/
Gosell9252/
Godsel9230/
Odsell9211/
Goodshell881/
Gudsell86300/
Gossell86185/
Gotsell86130/
Godsill86121/
Goodsel8660/
Goshell8650/
Hodsell865/
Goosell863/
Gedsell863/
Gosaell861/
Gadsell861/
Godhsel860/
Goodsll860/
Gosel8344/
Godsl831/
Goodsill8055/
Goodcell8016/
Goetsell8013/
Gotshell805/
Goodzell802/
Gottsell802/
Goodselt801/
Godshill801/
Gosshell800/
Godsil77784/
Gossel77578/
Gasell7723/
Gocell7718/
Gozell7716/
Adsell7713/
Godzel772/
Goshel772/
Ghosel771/
Godcel771/
Goselh771/
Goscel771/
Gotsel770/
Gousel770/
Otsell770/
Gojsel770/
Goseel770/
Gotschell759/
Houdshell756/
Goedschel751/
Godschael750/
Hadsell711,230/
Gutsell71784/
Gosselt7147/
Goschel7128/
Gassell7126/
Gotsill7116/
Gashell716/
Gatsell716/
Godzelt715/
Godzelh713/
Gosseld712/
Gossiel712/
Goodsil711/
Gottschell711/
Gottsel711/
Goussel711/
Goosill711/
Godziel711/
Ghoshel711/
Gossill710/
Gouzell710/
Gozzell710/
Goshill710/
Goodsyl710/
Getsell710/
Gasuell710/
Hodsill710/
Hodzell710/
Gocel67560/
Gozel67530/
Otsel67169/
Gasel67137/
Hootsell6794/
Gotsl6747/
Ozell6743/
Gotschel6712/
Ocell6710/
Gosil678/
Gödschel677/
Gutshell675/
Gotchell672/
Hadseell672/
Goetzell672/
Gootsill671/
Ozsel671/
Ocsel671/
Goussiel671/
Goselova671/
Goselová671/
Adsel671/
Goisselt670/
Houtsell670/
Gathsell670/
Gutzsell670/
Gatshell670/

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