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Godin History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Godin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Germany

In the medieval era, many new names came to France. Godin originated during that time in the province of Forez. Godin was derived from the personal name Godwine, which means good protector.

Early Origins of the Godin family

The surname Godin was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire department, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the noble family held a family seat from ancient times.

Of note in early records, we found Guillaume de Pierre Godin (Guilhem de Peyre Godin) (c. 1260-1336), a French Dominican theologian, and Cardinal. He was born in Bayonne and spent his early years in south-west France. From 1320 to 1324 Godin was Papal Legate in Spain. He was named Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals in November 1323.

In 1584, Pierre and Marguerite, the children of Jean, were involved in a proceeding with Jean Godin and Yves de Lus. Many members of this celebrated family were involved in the events of the times, such as, during the French Revolution, François Joseph Louis Godin, Baron of Godin, who was elected as a Deputy of Dyle to the Conseil des Anciens (council founded 1795 of men over 40 to weight decisions of the Assembly). Another important member of the family, Jean-Baptiste Godin, was a French politician and industrialist during the 1800's.

Charles Godin, born in 1631, son of Jacques and Marguerite of St.Laurent in Dauphine, travelled to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the province of Quebec he married Marie Boucher, daughter of Marin and Perinne, on 6th November 1656. They settled together in Quebec and had eighteen children to carry on the Godin name. 1

Early History of the Godin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Godin research. The years 1700, 1704, 1724, 1728, 1734, 1735, 1760 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Godin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Godin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Godin, Godain, Godaint, Godein, Godaing, Godine, Goddin, Goddain, Goddaint, Goddein, Goddaing, Goddine, Gaudain, Gaudaint, Gaudein, Gaudaing, Gaudine, Gauddin, Gauddain, Gauddaint, Gauddein, Gauddaing and many more.

Early Notables of the Godin family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

François Joseph Louis Godin, Baron of Godin and elected as a Deputy of Dyle to the Council of "Anciens" in the 1700's. Louis Godin (1704-1760) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy...
Isabel Godin des Odonais (1728-1792) was an 18th-century woman who became separated from her husband in South America by colonial politics, and was not reunited with him until more than 20 years later

Godin World Ranking

In the United States, the name Godin is the 7,536^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Godin is ranked the 304^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,378 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Godin is the 199^th popular surname. 4 France ranks Godin as 494^th with 9,060 people. 5

Godin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Godin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Richard Godin, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 6
Richard Godin, who landed in Virginia in 1717 6
Susanne Godin, who settled in Maryland in 1763
Susane Godin, who landed in Maryland in 1763 6

Godin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Godin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Godin, who landed in Montreal in 1653
Germain Godin, who arrived in Acadia in 1687

Godin Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Joseph Godin, who settled in the parish of Saint-Pierre, Quebec, in 1903

Contemporary Notables of the name Godin (post 1700) +

Nesse Godin (1928-2024), (Galperin), a Lithuanian American Holocaust survivor who has dedicated her life to informing and teaching others about the Holocaust
Seth Godin (b. 1960), American author
Nicolas Godin (b. 1969), French musician
Joseph Godin dit Bellefontaine (1695-1763), French deputy and military commander
Jean-Baptiste André Godin (1817-1888), French industrialist
Elodie Godin (b. 1985), French Olympic basketball player
Christophe Godin (b. 1968), French guitarist and singer, known for his work with the French bands Metal Kartoon, Gnô and Mörglbl
Maurice Godin (b. 1932), Canadian politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000
Jason Godin (b. 1993), Canadian politician, former Mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick
Henri Godin (1892-1980), Belgian Olympic runner in the men's 800 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)