Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>G>Gode-Godi>Godfrey>California

Godfrey

in California

There are 1,608 people with the last name "Godfrey" in California.

Add to web page

Ranking in California

NameRank
Godfrey 1,761
close
  1. is 1,757th most common Engel
  2. is 1,758th most common Cherry
  3. is 1,759th most common Shafer
  4. is 1,760th most common Sheldon
  5. is 1,761st most common Godfrey
  6. is 1,762nd most common Rodas
  7. is 1,763rd most common Dailey
  8. is 1,764th most common Epstein
  9. is 1,765th most common Terrell

Most Common First Names for Godfrey

John, Robert, Michael, Richard, Susan, William, Mary, James, David, Donald

Meaning & History

English: from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey.

Americanized form of Irish Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, patronymics from the Irish equivalent of Godfrey (see 1 above), borrowed from the Vikings.

Americanized form of the French surname Godefroi, of the same origin as 1.

FOREBEARS An Irish family of the name Godfrey originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion. Godefroy, Lord of Normanville, from Normandy, was married in Trois Rivières, Quebec, in 1636. He was captured by the Iroquois in 1652. His brother, Lord of Linctot, from Rouen, was also married in 1636 in Trois Rivières, and lived from 1629 to 1632 among the Hurons. Another Godefroy, from Paris, was a trader and interpreter from 1623.

Recent Searches for "Godfrey" in California

Since June 2009
522

Most Popular Search

John Godfrey, CA (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement