Explore the Family Name Godbold

The meaning of Godbold

English (Suffolk): from the Middle English and Old French personal name Godebald, Godbaud, a medieval French form of the ancient Germanic name Godebald, composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ or god ‘god’ + bald ‘bold, brave’.

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How common is the last name Godbold in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Godbold ranked 17,363 in popularity in 2000 but slightly decreased to 17,572 by 2010, marking a 1.2% decrease. Despite the drop in rank, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 1,500 in 2000 to 1,600 in 2010, a growth of 6.67%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease of 3.57%, moving from 0.56 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,363	#17,572	-1.2%
Count	1,500	1,600	6.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.54	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Godbold

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Godbold also saw changes between 2000 and 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.33% to 0.63%, and those identifying as two or more races went from 1.67% to 2.25%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 4.78%, going from 72.73% in 2000 to 69.25% in 2010. The Hispanic community saw an increase from 1.40% to 2.13%, and the Black community also saw a rise from 23.87% to 25.06%. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category moved from a reporting of 0.00% in 2000 to 0.69% in 2010, indicating a noticeable change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.73%	69.25%	-4.78%
Black	23.87%	25.06%	4.99%
Two or More Races	1.67%	2.25%	34.73%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.13%	52.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.63%	90.91%