Godfrey Family History
Godfrey Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Norman personal name Godefrei Godefroi(s) composed of the ancient Germanic elements god got ‘god’ + frid(u) fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey . Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh ‘descendant of Gothfrith’ an Old Norse personal name often Anglicized as Godfrey. Compare McGorry McCaffrey .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022