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    The surname Godbout

    A French surname, carried by 1,522 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G313

    Godbout: #18,253 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Godbout #18,253, 1,522 people Godbout: #18,253 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Godbout #18,253, 1,522 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Godbout is more common than 88.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Godbout. The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling of the surname "Godbout" for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.

    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 1,522 people named Godbout in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,513.

    #18,253
    rank among US surnames
    1,522
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.6%
    change since 2000 (was #17,240)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,246Waltrip1,523202,722
    #18,253Berberich1,522202,855
    #18,262Raybon1,521202,989

    Who is named Godbout

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

    94% of people named Godbout identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Godebout
    • Godeboust

    Godbout has the Soundex code G313, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G313.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Godbout come from?
    From French Godbout. The river and village are named after early local settler Nicolas Godeboust. The village and river were earlier spelled as "Godebout" before migrating to the current North American standard spelling of the surname "Godbout" for this term that is still "Godebout" in Europe.
    How common is the surname Godbout?
    1,522 people in the United States had the surname Godbout in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Godbout?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Godbout identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Godbout getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,513 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 0.6%.
    What are other spellings of Godbout?
    Godebout and Godeboust.