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 | 54 |
Buckinghamshire | 74 |
Berkshire | 637 |
Cambridgeshire | 54 |
Channel Islands | 33 |
Cheshire | 258 |
Cornwall | 24 |
Cumberland | 13 |
Derbyshire | 482 |
Devon | 142 |
Dorset | 225 |
Durham | 85 |
Essex | 440 |
Gloucestershire | 222 |
Hampshire | 819 |
Herefordshire | 2 |
Hertfordshire | 42 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 321 |
Lancashire | 1,091 |
Leicestershire | 497 |
Lincolnshire | 140 |
London | 2,394 |
Middlesex | 675 |
Northumberland | 32 |
Norfolk | 245 |
Northamptonshire | 83 |
Nottinghamshire | 479 |
Oxfordshire | 99 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
Shropshire | 19 |
Suffolk | 554 |
Somerset | 179 |
Surrey | 619 |
Sussex | 526 |
Staffordshire | 242 |
Warwickshire | 374 |
Westmorland | 8 |
Wiltshire | 372 |
Worcestershire | 143 |
Yorkshire | 1,314 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 1 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 4 |
Carmarthenshire | 16 |
Denbighshire | 10 |
Flintshire | 3 |
Glamorgan | 111 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 53 |
Pembrokeshire | 5 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Living On Own Means | 183 |
General Labourer | 179 |
General Servant Domestic | 119 |
Dress Maker | 114 |
Scholar | 113 |
Cotton Weaver | 91 |
Cook Domestic | 75 |
Farmer | 74 |
Domestic Servant | 56 |
Agricultural Labourer | 55 |
Laundress Wash | 49 |
Housemaid Domestic | 46 |
Carpenter | 44 |
House Maid Domestic | 43 |
Bricklayer | 40 |
Gardener Domestic | 40 |
Charwoman | 34 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 34 |
Servant Domestic | 33 |
Brick Layer | 31 |
Carman | 31 |
School | 29 |
Tailoress | 29 |
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 29 |
Dressmaker | 28 |
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