Godshalk Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

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

Godshalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godshalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:777,80960,305
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Godshalk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godshalk (Russian: Годшалк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Godshalk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 642,034th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Godshalk live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Godshalk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godshalk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Godshalk last name grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godshalk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Godshalk are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.98% registered with the political party.

Godshalk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,474 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Godshalk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Godshalk in the Russian language
Годшалкgodsalk-

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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 Godshalk
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