Goodfrey Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Goodfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goodfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Goodfrey (274) may also be a first name.

Goodfrey Last Name Facts

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

Goodfrey is found most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goodfrey? popularity and diffusion

Goodfrey is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Goodfrey reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Goodfrey is also the 536,832nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 274 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 38 percent reside, Illinois, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Goodfrey occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Goodfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goodfrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goodfrey surname grew 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goodfrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Goodfrey surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Goodfrey surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Goodfrey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godfrey93140,339/
Goofrey9314/
Goodfry937/
Godffrey88199/
Goodfred8877/
Godfreey8823/
Goddfrey8814/
Goodffre8813/
Godfreys885/
Godfrrey885/
Goodfree884/
Godfreyâ884/
Godfriey884/
Godfreya881/
Godfry86424/
Godfre86116/
Gofrey8644/
Odfrey864/
Godphfrey821/
Godffriey821/
Godfreyed821/
Godfred803,237/
Godfroy802,464/
Godfree801,189/
Godfray80312/
Godfryd8070/
Goffrey8063/
Gotfrey8041/
Gadfrey8023/
Godfryt8015/
Godffry8011/
Godfrei805/
Gosfrey803/
Gudfrey803/
Gopfrey803/
Godfreu803/
Gofreey803/
Godfrer802/
Godfrie801/
Godfreh801/
Godfret801/
Goofrie801/
Goufrey801/
Gowfrey801/
Godfryi801/
Godffre801/
Goyfrey801/
Godfrue801/
Godfres800/
Godfroe800/
Godfrea800/
Goddfry800/
Gofre7748/
Gofry7713/
Godphrey75110/
Godtfred7534/
Godfread7525/
Godfreid757/
Godtfryd752/
Godffrie751/
Godfrays751/
Godfreed751/
Gottfrey751/
Gooffroy751/
Goffreys751/
Godfroiy751/
Goffre71189/
Gadfre71119/
Gadfry7164/
Goffry7133/
Gafrey7125/
Godfri7120/
Gofred718/
Gotfre717/
Goodfroid713/
Goufre712/
Gofrie711/
Gotfry711/
Goudfrooy711/
Geeoffrey711/
Goodfruit710/
Gotfryd67922/
Godfrid67334/
Gaffrey67317/
Gotfred6764/
Goffred6738/
Goffroy6732/
Gofreed6729/
Godfroi6718/
Gotfret676/
Godfrad673/
Gadfred673/
Goffree673/
Goufret673/
Gotfryt673/
Gouffre673/
Godfrit673/
Godphry672/
Godfras671/
Godfrui671/
Goiffre671/
Goffray671/
Gutfrey671/
Hadfrey671/
Gadfree671/
Godfraa671/
Gopfret671/
Gasfrey670/
Gadfray670/
Gatfrey670/
Gotfree670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Goodfrey
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