About Godkin
The surname Godkin is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Goda" meaning "good" or "god" and the word "kin" meaning "family" or "descendant." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Godkin can be interpreted as "descendant of Goda" or "family of Goda." It is likely that the name was originally used as a patronymic surname to denote someone who was a descendant or a member of the family of a person named Goda.
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The surname Godkin is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Godkin based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Godkin is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Godkin in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Godkin using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.