How common is the last name Godfrey?

27,953 people in the United States have the last name Godfrey, about 1 in 10,693. It ranks #1,237 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GODFREY

#1,237

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
27,953
About
1 in 10,693
This common or more
42.2%
Who bears it

Of the 27,953 people with the last name Godfrey, 75.2% reported their origin as White, 16.1% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Godfrey

#1,235 Hyde · 28,009#1,236 Pate · 27,998#1,238 Rosado · 27,943#1,239 Joyner · 27,913

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Godfrey, most common first.

#79,345 Godfroy · 259

Also a first name

As a first name, Godfrey ranks #5,907 of 53,615, with 2,800 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 71 births. See Godfrey as a first name

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