How Many People Have the Last Name Godfrey?

28,734

people had the surname Godfrey in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 10,267 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,230

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

9.74

In 2010

Largest Group

78.1%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.7%

+1,034 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Godfrey (78.1%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Godfrey ranks #916. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 80.5% to 78.1%.

White 78.1%
Black 16.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

📈 Change Since 2000

Godfrey grew from 27,700 people in 2000 to 28,734 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #1,159 to #1,230. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.27 to 9.74 people per 100,000.

20002010
People27,70028,734
Rank#1,159#1,230
Per 100,000 people10.279.74

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Godfrey

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,227Guy28,852
#1,227Holcomb28,852
#1,229Rankin28,821
#1,230Godfrey28,734
#1,231Chamberlain28,727
#1,232Fink28,701
#1,233Hollis28,617

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Godfrey: G316

👤 Godfrey as a First Name

Godfrey is a first name too: about 1,471 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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