Explore the Family Name Godby

The meaning of Godby

English: habitational name for someone from either of two places in Leicestershire, Goadby or Goadby Marwood, named from the Old Norse personal name Gauti + bȳ ‘farmstead, settlement’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Godby has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Godby ranked as the 15,539th most popular surname in the United States with a total count of 1,728 individuals. However, by 2010, the surname had fallen to the 17,135th position, reflecting a change of -10.27%. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.64 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010, marking a negative change of -12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,539	#17,135	-10.27%
Count	1,728	1,654	-4.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.56	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Godby

Turning to the ethnicity of individuals with the Godby surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some small shifts over the same decade. The majority of individuals identifying as Godby were of White ethnic identity, accounting for 94.97% in 2000 and 93.83% in 2010. Notably, there was an increase in those identifying as two or more races, going from 1.50% to 2.48%, a significant rise of 65.33%. Additionally, the percentage of Godbys with Hispanic ethnicity rose slightly from 1.50% to 2.12%. Conversely, the proportion of Black Godbys fell from 1.45% to 1.27%. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	93.83%	-1.2%
Two or More Races	1.5%	2.48%	65.33%
Hispanic	1.5%	2.12%	41.33%
Black	1.45%	1.27%	-12.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%