GODWIN/GODWINE (Eng. and Scand.) GOD-FRIEND
[O.E. god = O.N. god, God, a god + O.E. wine = O.N. vin-r, a friend]
Godwine was especially common in England in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom, Vol.1, Eaton Press, 1912.

In the United States, the Godwin surname seems to be most common in the Southeast but can be found throughout the country. The surname is originally from the United Kingdom so most Godwins are found in those countries and former colonies like America, Canada, Australia and South Africa. To view maps like the one below, which chart the Godwin surname distribution for the years 1850, 1880 and 1920, visit Hamrick Software and enter the surname Godwin.

The soundex code for Godwin is G350.

Some of the most common names with the same soundex are: Gatton, Gaudin, Gideon, Godin, Goodenow, Goodien, Goodwin and Goodwyn.

Some less common soundex equivalents are: Gadden, Gadeine, Gaden, Gadenne, Gadeyne, Gathin, Gatian, Gatien, Gatineau, Gation, Gaton, Gatten, Gattin, Gattone, Gauden, Gaudioon, Gaudon, Gauduin, Gaudwin, Gautney, Gauton, Gautun, Gawdyn, Gayden, Gaytan, Gayton, Geaton, Gedeon, Gedney, Getemy, Gethin, Gethyn, Gettamy, Gettemy, Getten, Getthem, Getton, Geyton, Geyton, Ghadana, Gidden, Giddeon, Gidion, Gidney, Giton, Gitten, Gitton, Goatham, Godane, Godden, Goddin, Goddyn, Goden, Godeyn, Godinho, Godon, Godown, Godwen, Godwine, Godwon, Godwyn, Goedeme, Goeden, Goodan, Gooddine, Gooden, Goodenowe, Goodin, Goodine, Goodinowe, Goodney, Goodno, Goodnoe, Goodnoh, Goodnow, Goodown, Goodwen, Goodwine, Goodwyne, Goodwynne, Goodynow, Goodynowe, Gotham, Gothan, Gotin, Gotten, Gottham, Gotton, Goudean, Goudin, Gowdin, Gowdyn, Guden, Gudwin, Guedon, Gueudon, Guidon, Guiton, Guten, Gutton, Guttwein, Guyton, Gyton.

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