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UK surname

Godsall

In the 1881 census there were 362 people recorded with the Godsall surname, ranking it #8,561 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 405, ranked #11,774, down from #8,561 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Manchester and Much Cowarne, Stoke Lacy. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Herefordshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Godsall is 436 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 11.9%.

1881 census count

362

Ranked #8,561

Modern count

405

2016, ranked #11,774

Peak year

2002

436 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Godsall had 362 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,561 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 405 in 2016, ranked #11,774.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 396 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Godsall surname distribution map

The map shows where the Godsall surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Godsall surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Godsall over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 260 #8,512
1861 historical 271 #9,193
1881 historical 362 #8,561
1891 historical 387 #9,122
1901 historical 387 #9,698
1911 historical 396 #9,354
1997 modern 385 #11,314
1998 modern 397 #11,400
1999 modern 414 #11,156
2000 modern 417 #11,068
2001 modern 407 #11,079
2002 modern 436 #10,712
2003 modern 419 #10,875
2004 modern 414 #11,005
2005 modern 412 #10,942
2006 modern 402 #11,213
2007 modern 415 #11,047
2008 modern 428 #10,869
2009 modern 434 #11,014
2010 modern 429 #11,324
2011 modern 430 #11,178
2012 modern 422 #11,223
2013 modern 427 #11,325
2014 modern 424 #11,463
2015 modern 411 #11,666
2016 modern 405 #11,774

Geography

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Where Godsalls are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Manchester, Much Cowarne, Stoke Lacy, Weobley, Bishopstone, Mansell Lacy, Dilwyn, Eardisland and Stretton Grandison, Yarkhill, Ashperton, Munsley, Putley, Woolhope, Upton Bishop, Weston Beggard, St. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Herefordshire, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 3
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Much Cowarne, Stoke Lacy Herefordshire
4 Weobley, Bishopstone, Mansell Lacy, Dilwyn, Eardisland Herefordshire
5 Stretton Grandison, Yarkhill, Ashperton, Munsley, Putley, Woolhope, Upton Bishop, Weston Beggard, St Herefordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Herefordshire 018 Herefordshire, County of
2 Neath Port Talbot 003 Neath Port Talbot
3 Herefordshire 012 Herefordshire, County of
4 Swansea 016 Swansea
5 Herefordshire 005 Herefordshire, County of

Forenames

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First names often paired with Godsall

These lists show first names that appear often with the Godsall surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Godsall

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Godsall, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Godsall surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Godsall household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Godsall is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Godsall is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Godsall falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Godsall is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Godsall, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Godsall families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Godsall surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Herefordshire leads with 152 Godsalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 104.68x.

County Total Index
Herefordshire 152 104.68x
Worcestershire 33 7.14x
Warwickshire 26 2.91x
Glamorgan 18 2.92x
Staffordshire 17 1.42x
Gloucestershire 15 2.16x
Kent 15 1.24x
Berkshire 14 5.27x
Lancashire 10 0.24x
Middlesex 10 0.28x
Durham 9 0.85x
Brecknockshire 6 8.47x
Monmouthshire 6 2.34x
Derbyshire 5 0.90x
Essex 5 0.72x
Surrey 5 0.29x
Hampshire 4 0.55x
Shropshire 4 1.31x
Somerset 3 0.53x
Bedfordshire 1 0.55x
Cheshire 1 0.13x
Cumberland 1 0.33x
Hertfordshire 1 0.41x
Norfolk 1 0.18x
Sussex 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 15 Godsalls recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.10x.

Place Total Index
Aston 15 6.10x
Hereford St Peter 13 335.05x
Deptford St Paul 12 12.88x
Hereford All Sts 11 165.41x
Reading St Mary 11 51.67x
Yarkhill 11 2037.04x
Bosbury 10 833.33x
Hereford St Nicholas 9 454.55x
Kidderminster Borough 9 33.26x
Mansell Lacy 9 3750.00x
Stanhope 9 82.72x
Withington 9 947.37x
Coyty Lower 8 200.00x
Dudley 8 14.23x
Fownhope 8 629.92x
Swansea Town 8 15.83x
Burton Upon Trent 7 25.04x
Dilwyn 7 551.18x
Lugwardine 7 760.87x
Tewkesbury 7 112.90x
Bromley London 6 7.70x
Bromsgrove 6 38.56x
Little Birch 6 1764.71x
Llanelly 6 70.84x
Birmingham 5 1.68x
Bredwardine 5 1219.51x
Edgbaston 5 18.06x
Kempley 5 1470.59x
Lambeth 5 1.62x
Okeover 5 5000.00x
Tarrington 5 819.67x
West Ham 5 3.24x
Alverstoke 4 15.23x
Burton Extra 4 58.39x
Hereford St Owen 4 83.33x
Letton 4 1904.76x
Lower Bullingham 4 689.66x
Ludlow St Lawrence 4 65.68x
Toxteth Park 4 2.81x
Ullingswick 4 1111.11x
Claines 3 23.64x
Clewer 3 27.55x
Kidderminster Foreign 3 45.87x
Leominster Out 3 218.98x
Openshaw 3 15.24x
Shire Newton 3 326.09x
Sturston 3 326.09x
Wormsley 3 3333.33x
Cwmdu 2 26.63x
Harrietsham 2 243.90x
Horsley 2 59.88x
Much Cowarne 2 333.33x
Pendleton In Salford 2 4.00x
Preston On Wye 2 714.29x
Sutton 2 500.00x
Taunton St Mary 2 19.12x
Twickenham 2 13.18x
Woolhope 2 222.22x
Yazor 2 769.23x
Abbey Dore 1 153.85x
Brighton 1 0.83x
Bristol St Stephen 1 55.56x
Chepstow St Arvans 1 166.67x
Chorlton On Medlock 1 1.50x
Dormington 1 769.23x
Dymock 1 60.24x
Grafton 1 769.23x
Great Boughton 1 37.17x
Greenwich 1 1.77x
Kings Pyon 1 181.82x
Leigh 1 17.83x
Leominster 1 16.64x
Little Comberton 1 285.71x
Madley 1 98.04x
Mathon 1 73.53x
Newport 1 8.19x
Norwich St George Tombland 1 104.17x
St George Hanover Square 1 1.60x
St Martin In Fields 1 4.72x
Turnastone 1 1428.57x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Godsall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 25
Ann 10
Elizabeth 9
Emma 9
Alice 8
Sarah 8
Eliza 6
Ellen 5
Jane 5
Anne 4
Annie 4
Edith 4
Fanny 4
Harriet 4
Harriett 4
Ada 3
Caroline 3
Emily 3
Florence 3
Martha 3
Sophia 3
Catherine 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Henrietta 2
Isabella 2
Lizzie 2
Lucy 2
Rachel 2
Agness 1
Amy 1
Beatrice 1
Bernina 1
Bertha 1
Charlotte 1
Delia 1
Diana 1
Eliz. 1
Elizth. 1
Enid 1
Eva 1
Evelyn 1
Florance 1
Honora 1
Ida 1
Julia 1
Laura 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Lousia 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Godsall surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 25
John 21
George 18
James 16
Thomas 13
Charles 11
Henry 10
Alfred 7
Ernest 6
Edward 4
Frederick 4
Arthur 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Benjamin 2
Daniel 2
Edwin 2
Geo. 2
Harry 2
Leonard 2
Philip 2
Robert 2
Samuel 2
Anthony 1
Cornelius 1
Denis 1
Francis 1
Herbert 1
Hy. 1
Infant 1
Mark 1
Michal 1
Richard 1
Saml. 1
Sydney 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1
Wilfred 1
Willm. 1
Wm. 1
Wm.H. 1
Zachariah 1

FAQ

Godsall surname: questions and answers

How common was the Godsall surname in 1881?

In 1881, 362 people were recorded with the Godsall surname. That placed it at #8,561 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Godsall surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 405 in 2016. That gives Godsall a modern rank of #11,774.

What does the Godsall map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Godsall bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.