The Gottfried surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,102 people carried this name — #13,305 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 128,200 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

177 people named Gottfried have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 245 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 56

West Pomeranian 27

Greater Poland 21

Silesian 19

Warmian-Masurian 15

Lesser Poland 10

Opole 9

Subcarpathian 7

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Gottfried.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 5

Moselle 40

Haut-Rhin 11

Paris 6

Yvelines 3

Bas-Rhin 2

Seine-Saint-Denis 2

Meurthe-et-Moselle 1

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

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