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Godfrey

in New Mexico

There are 102 people with the last name "Godfrey" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Godfrey 1,568
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  1. is 1,564th most common Alaniz
  2. is 1,565th most common Banegas
  3. is 1,566th most common Bright
  4. is 1,567th most common Dunbar
  5. is 1,568th most common Godfrey
  6. is 1,569th most common Hickey
  7. is 1,570th most common Landavazo
  8. is 1,571st most common Marcus
  9. is 1,572nd most common North

Most Common First Names for Godfrey

Charles, James, Richard, Ben, Buddy, Cordie, Dona, Elizabeth, Gayle, Jacque

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 New Mexico

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Charles Godfrey, NM (6 searches)
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