Godwin Name Meaning: This name is a variant of 'Goodwin',from the personal name Godewyn,old english 'Godwine'. God 'good' + wine 'friend'.
This name is of english origin meaning 'friend of god',god combined with wine 'friend'.Was also the name of the 11th century earl of wessex.
Discover how your Godwin ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 179 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 137 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 41 |
| Durham | 1 |
| Essex | 60 |
| Gloucestershire | 372 |
| Hampshire | 322 |
| Herefordshire | 59 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 36 |
| Lancashire | 164 |
| Leicestershire | 47 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 632 |
| Middlesex | 43 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 36 |
| Nottinghamshire | 15 |
| Oxfordshire | 66 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 152 |
| Surrey | 112 |
| Sussex | 38 |
| Staffordshire | 347 |
| Warwickshire | 176 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 387 |
| Worcestershire | 53 |
| Yorkshire | 39 |
| Anglesey | 4 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 34 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 85 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 777 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 83 |
| General Servant | 40 |
| General Labourer | 38 |
| Domestic Servant | 37 |
| Labourer | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 35 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Carpenter | 25 |
| Coal Miner | 18 |
| Farm Labourer | 17 |
| Annuitant | 16 |
| No Occupation | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| General Servant Domestic | 12 |
| Tailoress | 10 |
| Farmers Son | 10 |
| Carman | 9 |
| Grocer | 9 |
| Servant Domestic | 9 |
| Carter | 9 |
| Cotton Weaver | 9 |
| Farmers Wife | 9 |
| Boot Maker | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Godwin | 1,910 |
| Mary Godwin | 1,702 |
| John Godwin | 1,497 |
| Elizabeth Godwin | 1,255 |
| George Godwin | 1,139 |
| Thomas Godwin | 1,065 |
| Sarah Godwin | 978 |
| James Godwin | 855 |
| Charles Godwin | 753 |
| Henry Godwin | 620 |
| Ann Godwin | 542 |
| Jane Godwin | 521 |
| Eliza Godwin | 463 |
| Annie Godwin | 440 |
| Alice Godwin | 419 |
| Ellen Godwin | 400 |
| Edward Godwin | 387 |
| Arthur Godwin | 377 |
| Emma Godwin | 367 |
| Joseph Godwin | 361 |
| Frederick Godwin | 360 |
| Emily Godwin | 359 |
| Alfred Godwin | 341 |
| Albert Godwin | 312 |
| Richard Godwin | 287 |