Goddard Name Meaning: Derives from the personal name 'Godhard',a personal name god 'good' + hard 'brave'.
The name is of 'Norman origin' & was popular in Europe during the middle ages.This is mainly due to 'St.Gotthard',a bishop who founded a 'hospice'for people of medical & emotional attention.
Discover how your Goddard ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 49 |
Buckinghamshire | 65 |
Berkshire | 652 |
Cambridgeshire | 64 |
Channel Islands | 31 |
Cheshire | 243 |
Cornwall | 17 |
Cumberland | 16 |
Derbyshire | 457 |
Devon | 132 |
Dorset | 189 |
Durham | 66 |
Essex | 245 |
Gloucestershire | 165 |
Hampshire | 619 |
Herefordshire | 2 |
Hertfordshire | 27 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
Isle of Man | 3 |
Kent | 302 |
Lancashire | 938 |
Leicestershire | 409 |
Lincolnshire | 150 |
London | 2,242 |
Middlesex | 494 |
Northumberland | 31 |
Norfolk | 249 |
Northamptonshire | 71 |
Nottinghamshire | 432 |
Oxfordshire | 81 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
Shropshire | 17 |
Suffolk | 516 |
Somerset | 149 |
Surrey | 541 |
Sussex | 473 |
Staffordshire | 149 |
Warwickshire | 285 |
Westmorland | 5 |
Wiltshire | 421 |
Worcestershire | 105 |
Yorkshire | 947 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 6 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 1 |
Denbighshire | 6 |
Flintshire | 3 |
Glamorgan | 64 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 8 |
Monmouthshire | 22 |
Pembrokeshire | 1 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 1,882 |
Agricultural Labourer | 279 |
General Labourer | 158 |
Domestic Servant | 129 |
Dress Maker | 105 |
Living On Own Means | 102 |
Cotton Weaver | 96 |
Coal Miner | 92 |
Farmer | 85 |
Labourer | 85 |
General Servant Domestic | 68 |
Living On Her Own Means | 64 |
Laundress | 61 |
Gardener | 51 |
Farm Labourer | 50 |
General Servant | 49 |
Carpenter | 43 |
Clerk | 36 |
Butcher | 35 |
General Domestic Servant | 33 |
Dressmaker | 31 |
Blacksmith | 30 |
Errand Boy | 30 |
House Keeper | 30 |
Farm Servant | 30 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Goddard | 5,345 |
Mary Goddard | 4,855 |
John Goddard | 4,221 |
George Goddard | 3,510 |
Elizabeth Goddard | 3,316 |
Sarah Goddard | 2,871 |
James Goddard | 2,745 |
Thomas Goddard | 2,557 |
Charles Goddard | 2,158 |
Henry Goddard | 1,974 |
Ann Goddard | 1,748 |
Jane Goddard | 1,422 |
Eliza Goddard | 1,359 |
Joseph Goddard | 1,341 |
Ellen Goddard | 1,330 |
Alice Goddard | 1,267 |
Emma Goddard | 1,196 |
Annie Goddard | 1,156 |
Frederick Goddard | 1,095 |
Alfred Goddard | 1,092 |
Emily Goddard | 1,082 |
Arthur Goddard | 1,051 |
Edward Goddard | 966 |
Samuel Goddard | 889 |
Hannah Goddard | 833 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Goddard | 100% | 85,299 |
2 | Godard | 86% | 2,086 |
3 | Goodard | 86% | 1,864 |
4 | Gaddard | 86% | 695 |
5 | Godderd | 86% | 297 |
6 | Gooddard | 88% | 237 |
7 | Geddard | 86% | 200 |
8 | Goddord | 86% | 104 |
The surname Goddard is the most popular version of all its varients