Godden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 5
Berkshire 53
Cambridgeshire 5
Channel Islands 11
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 5
Devon 21
Dorset 94
Durham 20
Essex 81
Gloucestershire 15
Hampshire 215
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 26
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 905
Lancashire 8
Leicestershire 6
Lincolnshire 0
London 387
Middlesex 92
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 6
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 11
Rutland 0
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 25
Somerset 28
Surrey 56
Sussex 256
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 24
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 79
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 46

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 3
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 25
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Godden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Godden family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 47
Agricultural Labourer 34
Living On Own Means 33
Dress Maker 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Cook Domestic 20
Housemaid Domestic 16
House Maid Domestic 14
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 13
Gardener Domestic 12
Laundress Wash 11
Bricklayer Labourer 11
Farmer 11
Scholar 11
Carpenter 10
Brick Layer 9
At School 9
Dressmaker 8
Domestic Servant 8
Carter On Farm 8
Cabinet Maker 7
House Painter 7
Charwoman 6
Nurse Domestic 6
House Keeper 6

Most Frequent Forenames for Godden

Name Census Frequency
William Godden 1,049
Mary Godden 816
John Godden 726
Elizabeth Godden 650
George Godden 649
James Godden 579
Sarah Godden 481
Charles Godden 426
Henry Godden 415
Thomas Godden 394
Jane Godden 360
Ann Godden 299
Edward Godden 287
Emily Godden 252
Eliza Godden 228
Alfred Godden 224
Alice Godden 224
Ellen Godden 221
Frederick Godden 209
Emma Godden 200
Richard Godden 193
Annie Godden 184
Joseph Godden 171
Albert Godden 170
Frank Godden 161

Godden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Godden 100% 16,080
2 Gooden 83% 3,991
3 Gidden 83% 922
4 Goddin 83% 839
5 Goodden 86% 527
6 Goddon 83% 379
7 Goodon 67% 379
8 Goden 83% 312
9 Gadden 83% 260
10 Goddan 83% 178
11 Giddon 67% 109
12 Godon 67% 101

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The surname Godden is the most popular version of all its varients

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