Godson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Godson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Godson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 183
Agricultural Labourer 19
Living On Own Means 16
Coal Miner 14
Domestic Servant 14
General Labourer 14
Living On Her Own Means 11
Butcher 8
Farm Labourer 7
General Servant 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Cook Domestic Servant 7
Labourer 7
Farmer 7
Carpenter 6
Medical Student 5
Tailoress 5
Dress Maker 5
Laundress 5
Grocer 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Living On Income 4
Carter 4
Clerk 3
Errand Boy 3

Godson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Goodson 86% 13,394
2 Godson 100% 5,572
3 Goodison 75% 3,678
4 Goodeson 75% 380
5 Gudson 83% 299
6 Gadson 83% 179
7 Gidson 83% 164

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The surname Godson is the 2nd most popular variant of Goodson.

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