Godsell

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places called Godshill, from Old English god (“deity”) or gōd (“good”) + hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Godsell (plural Godsells)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Godsell is the 84463^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 222 individuals. Godsell is most common among White (95.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Godsell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56.