Godfrey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Godfrey Name Meaning: From the Norman personal name of Godefrei & Godefroi(s) in turn from German elements 'god' & 'got' meaning god, plus 'frid(u)' & 'fred' meaning peace.

First found in Kent, possibly well before the Norman Conquest

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Godfrey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Godfrey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,537
Agricultural Labourer 154
General Labourer 121
Domestic Servant 97
Dress Maker 91
Coal Miner 79
Living On Own Means 78
Laundress 62
Labourer 56
General Servant 56
Farmer 51
Living On Her Own Means 51
Carpenter 50
Clerk 45
Farm Labourer 44
General Servant Domestic 43
Gardener 40
Tailor 31
Shoe Maker 28
Farm Servant 27
Grocer 25
House Keeper 24
General Domestic Servant 24
Baker 23
Tailoress 23

Godfrey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Godfrey 100% 63,679
2 Godfray 86% 1,621
3 Godfry 86% 878
4 Godfery 71% 622
5 Goodfrey 88% 359
6 Gadfrey 86% 207
7 Godefroy 75% 179

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

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