Gouedard Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Gouedard Surname User-submission:

English (of Norman origin) and French; from Godhard, a personal name composed of the Germanic elements, gōd, meaning 'good' or god meaning 'god' and hard, meaning 'hardy', 'brave', or 'strong'. The name was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of St.

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Gouedard Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6911:96,12614,042
England51:11,143,612252,590
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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The alternate forms: Gouédard (11), Gouëdard (7) & Gouėdard (1) are calculated separately.

Gouedard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

English (of Norman origin) and French; from Godhard, a personal name composed of the Germanic elements, gōd, meaning 'good' or god meaning 'god' and hard, meaning 'hardy', 'brave', or 'strong'. The name was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of St. Gotthard, an 11th-century bishop of Hildesheim who founded a hospice on the pass from Switzerland to Italy that bears his name. This surname and the variant Godard are also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.

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Gouedard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gouedard is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Gouédard, Gouëdard or Gouėdard. Click here for further potential spellings of Gouedard.

How Common Is The Last Name Gouedard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 471,234th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,235,317 people. The last name Gouedard occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gouedard live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 96,126. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 36 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Normandy, where 17 percent live. Apart from France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouédard9611/
Gouëdard967/
Gouėdard961/
Goudard933,284/
Guedard9358/
Gouedar9347/
Goedard934/
Goedhard88117/
Gouedart8886/
Ghoudard889/
Goudardt881/
Gouedare881/
Gouddard881/
Goudar861,255/
Oudard861,180/
Goedar86198/
Guedar8641/
Goedhardt8249/
Gaudard802,162/
Gueddar801,122/
Houdard80712/
Guidard80182/
Goudart80113/
Oudeard8016/
Goedart8014/
Goudarz8014/
Gueudar8013/
Goudare8012/
Gouddar806/
Gauedar804/
Guhedar802/
Gujedar801/
Huedard801/
Gouédar801/
Gouëdar801/
Ghoudar801/
Goedhart754,845/
Kouhedar7544/
Goudarth752/
Goudhare751/
Goeddart751/
Goudarte751/
Houdeard751/
Goedeart750/
Gaudar7132,056/
Oudart712,115/
Audard71680/
Guidar7135/
Geydar7111/
Guedor714/
Gujdar713/
Kuedar712/
Goydar712/
Goedheart711/
Goe'dhart711/
Goudor711/
Geadar711/
Goidar711/
Eedard711/
Kuedhardt710/
Houdart671,713/
Gaudart67376/
Gaudaur67202/
Goudour67184/
Couedor67104/
Gaudare6797/
Gheidar6746/
Gaudhar6734/
Cuhedar6720/
Ausdard6710/
Guidart678/
Guedoir675/
Cuidard675/
Gheydar675/
Guedeir674/
Gauhdar674/
Gajedar674/
Gauddar673/
Ghaudar672/
Haudard672/
Gujadar672/
Gaudarr671/
Heidard671/
Gayedar671/
Gaudaar671/
Gaidard671/
Guedour671/
Hoedart671/
Goudeur671/
Geadart670/
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