How common is the surname Godby?

1,654 people in the United States had the surname Godby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. It ranked 17,135th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Godby?

Madalyn Godby, American cyclist.

Where is the surname Godby most common?

Wikidata records people named Godby in the United States.

Is the surname Godby getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,654 in 2010, down 4.3%.

The surname Godby

A surname, carried by 1,654 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G310

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Godby is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,654 people named Godby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. That is down 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,728.

#17,135

rank among US surnames

1,654

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-4.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,539)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,127	Secord	1,656	186,441
#17,131	Luviano	1,655	186,553
#17,135	Godby	1,654	186,666
#17,142	Ally	1,653	186,779

Who is named Godby

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

94% of people named Godby identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as two or more races and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Godbys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Madalyn Godby
American cyclist, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Godby

Godby has the Soundex code G310, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G310.

Questions

How common is the surname Godby?: 1,654 people in the United States had the surname Godby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. It ranked 17,135th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Godby?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Godby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Godby?: Madalyn Godby, American cyclist.
Where is the surname Godby most common?: Wikidata records people named Godby in the United States.
Is the surname Godby getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,654 in 2010, down 4.3%.