Goddard Name Meaning: Derives from the personal name 'Godhard',a personal name god 'good' + hard 'brave'.
The name is of 'Norman origin' & was popular in Europe during the middle ages.This is mainly due to 'St.Gotthard',a bishop who founded a 'hospice'for people of medical & emotional attention.
Discover how your Goddard ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 51 |
Buckinghamshire | 83 |
Berkshire | 636 |
Cambridgeshire | 71 |
Channel Islands | 16 |
Cheshire | 183 |
Cornwall | 20 |
Cumberland | 1 |
Derbyshire | 480 |
Devon | 140 |
Dorset | 189 |
Durham | 53 |
Essex | 183 |
Gloucestershire | 160 |
Hampshire | 719 |
Herefordshire | 3 |
Hertfordshire | 43 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 234 |
Lancashire | 864 |
Leicestershire | 411 |
Lincolnshire | 123 |
London | 2,033 |
Middlesex | 371 |
Northumberland | 31 |
Norfolk | 323 |
Northamptonshire | 61 |
Nottinghamshire | 421 |
Oxfordshire | 88 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
Shropshire | 6 |
Suffolk | 517 |
Somerset | 189 |
Surrey | 505 |
Sussex | 436 |
Staffordshire | 139 |
Warwickshire | 288 |
Westmorland | 7 |
Wiltshire | 475 |
Worcestershire | 114 |
Yorkshire | 821 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 1 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 5 |
Denbighshire | 5 |
Flintshire | 10 |
Glamorgan | 69 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 14 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 2,409 |
Agricultural Labourer | 340 |
Labourer | 127 |
General Labourer | 124 |
Domestic Servant | 110 |
Dress Maker | 108 |
Cotton Weaver | 86 |
General Servant | 83 |
Laundress | 83 |
Farm Labourer | 65 |
Coal Miner | 62 |
Carpenter | 42 |
Annuitant | 40 |
General Servant Domestic | 40 |
Gardener | 38 |
House Keeper | 38 |
Bricklayer | 36 |
No Occupation | 36 |
Servant | 29 |
Farmers Son | 28 |
Carman | 25 |
Grocer | 25 |
Shoe Maker | 25 |
Stone Mason | 24 |
Baker | 23 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Goddard | 5,345 |
Mary Goddard | 4,855 |
John Goddard | 4,221 |
George Goddard | 3,510 |
Elizabeth Goddard | 3,316 |
Sarah Goddard | 2,871 |
James Goddard | 2,745 |
Thomas Goddard | 2,557 |
Charles Goddard | 2,158 |
Henry Goddard | 1,974 |
Ann Goddard | 1,748 |
Jane Goddard | 1,422 |
Eliza Goddard | 1,359 |
Joseph Goddard | 1,341 |
Ellen Goddard | 1,330 |
Alice Goddard | 1,267 |
Emma Goddard | 1,196 |
Annie Goddard | 1,156 |
Frederick Goddard | 1,095 |
Alfred Goddard | 1,092 |
Emily Goddard | 1,082 |
Arthur Goddard | 1,051 |
Edward Goddard | 966 |
Samuel Goddard | 889 |
Hannah Goddard | 833 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Goddard | 100% | 85,299 |
2 | Godard | 86% | 2,086 |
3 | Goodard | 86% | 1,864 |
4 | Gaddard | 86% | 695 |
5 | Godderd | 86% | 297 |
6 | Gooddard | 88% | 237 |
7 | Geddard | 86% | 200 |
8 | Goddord | 86% | 104 |
The surname Goddard is the most popular version of all its varients