Explore the Family Name Goddu

The meaning of Goddu

Altered form of French (mainly Vienne) Godu: nickname from a derivative of Old French gode ‘happy-go-lucky, debauched’. Compare Goodhue. History: Yves-Pierre Godu/Goddu dit Sansoucy from Poitiers in Vienne, France, married Jeanne Choquet in Varennes, QC, in 1698. His descendants also bear other altered forms of the surname, such as Goodhue.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Goddu saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 65,862nd in terms of prevalence but fell to 70,833rd by 2010, reflecting a decline of 7.55 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also slightly dropped from 281 in 2000 to 276 in 2010, with the proportion per 100,000 people decreasing by 10 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,862	#70,833	-7.55%
Count	281	276	-1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Goddu

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there has been a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Goddu between 2000 and 2010. While, in 2000, nearly all (96.44 percent) individuals with the surname identified as White, this percentage decreased slightly to 94.2 percent by 2010. During the same time period, the data shows an emergence of the surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities, which had previously not been recorded. No changes were observed among those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or from two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	94.2%	-2.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.62%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.81%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%