Godspeed Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Godspeed Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname = God-Pros- perity [Old English God + spéd, success, pros­perity, etc.]

Godspeed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China71:195,331,65210,124
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Godspeed (41) may also be a first name.

Godspeed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname = God-Pros- perity [Old English God + spéd, success, pros­perity, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Godspeed Last Name Facts

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

Godspeed occurs most in China. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Godspeed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Godspeed is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Godspeed live; 44 percent live in East Asia and 44 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 195,331,652. Outside of China Godspeed occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ecuador, where 6 percent live.

Godspeed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Godspeed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Godspeed Last Name Statistics demography

Godspeed earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goodspeed943,499/
Goospeed882/
Goodspee881/
Godspeer881/
Goodsped880/
Godspied880/
Goodspeer821/
Goodspped821/
Goodspeep821/
Goodspead821/
Gaspeed8021/
Godspet801/
Godsper801/
Godspey800/
Gospe7743/
Gouspeer754/
Gosper711,182/
Gospei715/
Gospes711/
Godspa711/
Goushpeer711/
Ghouspeer711/
Goodspeth710/
Gaspeer671/
Gosppes670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Godspeed
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