Gottfried Family History
Gottfried Name Meaning
German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements god got ‘god’ + frid(u) ‘peace’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German Gott ‘God’ + Friede ‘peace’ or an adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above) as a surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022