Godon surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Godon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 157 people carried this name — #111,988 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (157).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,296 people named Godon.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Cher.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Cher 318
Nord 200
Loiret 120
Paris 113
Seine-Maritime 78
Aube 44
Pas-de-Calais 41
Nièvre 27

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

167 people named Godon have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 222 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 44
Lower Silesian 37
Masovian 37
Silesian 28
West Pomeranian 8
Lubusz 6
Opole 5
Greater Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 33 people named Godon 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 Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 23
Hainaut 5
Liège 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Godon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alexander Philippus Godon
    Alexander Philippus Godon 1816–1899 · chief executive officer
  • Julien Godon
    Julien Godon 1839–1915 · decorative painter
  • François-Louis Godon 1755–1800 · watchmaker
  • Silvain Godon 1774–1840
  • Charles Godon 1854–1923 · dentist
  • Margarete Godon 1909–2005 · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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