Look up another surname
The godfrey Surname

godfrey Name Meaning and History

  1. English: from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey.
  2. Americanized form of Irish Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, patronymics from the Irish equivalent of Godfrey (see 1 above), borrowed from the Vikings.
  3. Americanized form of the French surname Godefroi, of the same origin as 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

14–Day Free Trial

Download the Getting Started guide
It's FREE with registration!

godfrey Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add godfrey family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of godfrey Families in the US in 1920
Number of godfrey families
 190-378
 64-189
 1-63
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view godfrey census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for godfrey records.
  • You can see how godfrey families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search godfrey census records.

Search for godfrey records

Name

Birth

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA

Death

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA
Give priority to    

More resources for your godfrey family history

Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?

A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.

Begin your family tree with your name:

Learn more about family trees.

The godfrey name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the godfrey family name as far back in history as possible.

Member Connections

More Tools and Resources