Gotfrey Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gotfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gotfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gotfrey (10) may also be a first name.

Gotfrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gotfrey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gotfrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Gotfrey are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name Gotfrey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Gotfrey is most common in: Colorado, where 54 percent are found, Nebraska, where 25 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Gotfrey is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Gotfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gotfrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gotfrey last name rose 933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gotfrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gotfrey are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gotfrey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gottfrey931/
Gofrey9244/
Gotfre927/
Gotfry921/
Godfrey86140,339/
Gotfryd86922/
Gotfred8664/
Goffrey8663/
Goofrey8614/
Gotfret866/
Gosfrey863/
Gopfrey863/
Gofreey863/
Gotfryt863/
Goufrey861/
Gowfrey861/
Goyfrey861/
Gutfrey861/
Gatfrey860/
Gotfree860/
Gofre8348/
Gofry8313/
Godffrey80199/
Gottfred80177/
Goodfrey8039/
Godtfred8034/
Gottfryd8030/
Godfreey8023/
Goddfrey8014/
Godfreys805/
Godfrrey805/
Godfreyâ804/
Godfriey804/
Gotfrydt803/
Godtfryd802/
Gotfreid801/
Gottfrei801/
Goedfrey801/
Gothfred801/
Godfreya801/
Goffreys801/
Gothfrye800/
Godfry77424/
Goffre77189/
Godfre77116/
Goffry7733/
Gafrey7725/
Gofred778/
Odfrey774/
Gotfri773/
Goufre772/
Gofrie771/
Gatfry771/
Gottfreid7553/
Gottfrett752/
Gottfreed751/
Godphfrey751/
Godffriey751/
Godfreyed751/
Geeoffrey751/
Godfred713,237/
Godfroy712,464/
Gotfrid712,288/
Godfree711,189/
Gaffrey71317/
Godfray71312/
Gotfrit7176/
Godfryd7170/
Hotfryd7164/
Goffred7138/
Goffroy7132/
Gofreed7129/
Gadfrey7123/
Godfryt7115/
Gotfríd7114/
Godffry7111/
Goodfry717/
Godfrei715/
Gotfroi715/
Gudfrey713/
Goffree713/
Godfreu713/
Goufret713/
Gotfrýd713/
Gouffre713/
Gottfri712/
Gedfrey712/
Godfrer712/
Godfrie711/
Gutffre711/
Godfreh711/
Godfret711/
Goiffre711/
Goofrie711/
Goffray711/
Godfryi711/
Godffre711/
Godfrue711/
Gopfret711/
Godfres710/
Godfroe710/
Gasfrey710/
Godfrea710/
Goddfry710/
Godphrey67110/
Gotfridt6797/
Goodfred6777/
Gottfrid6765/
Gouffray6747/
Gottfrit6744/
Godfread6725/
Gofri6725/
Gafre6715/
Goodffre6713/
Gottfríd678/
Godfreid677/
Goodfree674/
Gofra672/
Gafry672/
Godffrie671/
Godfrays671/
Godfreed671/
Gouffroy671/
Gooffroy671/
Gutfreud671/
Godfroiy671/
Gedffrey671/
Hottfryd671/
Gaffrrey670/
Goffroie670/

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