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    The surname Godard

    A French surname, carried by 987 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G363

    Godard: #25,136 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Godard #25,136, 987 people Godard: #25,136 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Godard #25,136, 987 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Godard is more common than 84.5% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    * Borrowed from French Godard, of Germanic origin (see Goddard). * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Goddard, related to the above.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 987 people named Godard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 312,812 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 946.

    #25,136
    rank among US surnames
    987
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #24,724)

    Who is named Godard

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    76% of people named Godard identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Godard

    Godard has the Soundex code G363, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G363.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Godard come from?
    * Borrowed from French Godard, of Germanic origin (see Goddard). * As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Goddard, related to the above.
    How common is the surname Godard?
    987 people in the United States had the surname Godard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 312,812 Americans. It ranked 25,136th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Godard?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Godard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Godard getting more or less common?
    More common. 946 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 987 in 2010, up 4.3%.