Godshaw Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Godshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Godshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
England161:3,482,379114,324
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Godshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Godshaw occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Godshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Godshaw are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Godshaw is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and New York, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Jamaica, where 6 percent live.

Godshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Godshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Godshaw last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Godshaw last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Godshaw earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $49,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodshaw9316/
Godschaw931/
Gotshaw8645/
Gadshaw862/
Gudshaw860/
Gottshaw8011/
Goodshow800/
Gadsaw770/
Gottschaw750/
Godsafe71116/
Gutshaw714/
Goodsow712/
Gatshaw710/
Godzhaiv671/
Gutschaw671/

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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 Godshaw
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