Godsey Surname
Approximately 8,229 people bear this surname
Godsey Surname User-submission:
The surname Godsey means 'sent by god'.
Godsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,205 | 1:50,307 | 6,074 |
| Israel | 1,003 | 1:8,532 | 1,336 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 680 | 1:73,851 | 7,909 |
Godsey (21) may also be a first name.
Godsey Surname Meaning
Godsey Demographics
Average Godsey Salary in
United States
$40,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Godsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godsey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Godsey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Godsey is the 61,107th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 885,593 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Godsey are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,205 people, or 1 in 50,307. In The United States Godsey is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Godsey exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Godsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Godsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Godsey surname rose 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Godsey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Godsey are 17.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.01% being registered with the party.
Godsey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $40,534 USD per year.
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Godsey Reference & Research
Godfrey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Godfrey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Godsey
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