The Godinez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 21,640 people carried this name — #1,665 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,600 people counted. That is up 53% from 14,152 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Godinez surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Godino + -ez.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Godíñez» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Godinez in American newspapers,
1904–1919.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Godinez
La Prensa 1919-05-10
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Godinez
The Washington Times 1904-10-20
Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Godinez
The Barre Daily Times 1913-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 469 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Godinez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Enrique Godínez y Esteban 1845–1894 · sailor
  • Hector Godinez 1924–1999 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Godinez,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States356 records

356 records of the Godinez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 314
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 25
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Pedro T. Godinez

    Born 1925 in Mexico. Enlisted 1945 at Camp Beale Marysville, California; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alejandro Ray Godinez

    Born 1944; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Julius V. Godinez

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1936, died 2000; buried at Guadalupe Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 356 records for Godinez in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France6 records

6 records of the Godinez name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antoine Godinez

    Born 1929 in Marseille; died 1991 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joaquin Godinez

    Born 1905 in Spain; died 1994 in Beaucaire (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bruno Godinez

    Born 1959 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône); died 1999 in Lombez (Gers).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Godinez in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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