The Godin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,665 people carried this name — #8,934 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,583 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,951 people named Godin.
51 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 79 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 523 people named Godin live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 79 people named Godin live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
53 people named Godin live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
185 people named Godin is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Godin in American newspapers,
1886–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,515 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Godin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Margaretha Netscher d. 1694 -
Guillaume Pierre Godin 1260–1336 · Catholic priest -
Philippe Godin 1563–1613 · politician -
Antoine Godin 1573–1639 -
Daniel Godin 1576–1645 · politician -
Huguette Godin d. 1970 · illustrator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Godin.
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