Godkin

Godkin Meaning & Origin

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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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Godkin is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Godkin: 447
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 47429
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

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.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTKN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G03205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA1 D K IH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈgɑdkɪn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Godkin in Braille

Here's how to represent Godkin in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Godkin in braille

How to sign the name Godkin using Sign Language

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.

The name Godkin in sign language

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