Origins Available: French,
German
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 département, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the noble family held a
family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Godin family
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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 (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Godin family to the New World and Oceana
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 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Richard Godin, who landed in Virginia in 1717 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Susanne Godin, who settled in Maryland in 1763
- Susane Godin, who landed in Maryland in 1763 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
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)
- Jean Baptiste André Godin, French Industrialist and Politician
- Nicolas Godin (b. 1969), French musician
- Gérald Godin, Quebec poet and politician
- Maurice Godin (b. 1932), member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000
- Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934-1964), Dutch nobleman and motorsport driver from the Netherlands
- Sir Richard Godin Simeon (1784-1854), 2nd Baronet, English Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight (1832-1837)