Cognomen Godley (Godley 
, جودلى) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The last name Godley is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Isle of Man, where it is quite a rare surname, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Godley is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Godley | United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, United States, Canada |
| john godley (1651-1710) (b. 1651) |
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| william godley (1700-1779) (b. 1700) |
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| john godley (1731-1806) (b. 1731) |
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john robert godley Irish politician and administrator, influential early figure in Canterbury, New Zealand (1814-1861), IE (b. 1814) |
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| william godley (born 1765) (b. 1765) |
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| alexander godley (1768-1801) (b. 1768) |
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charlotte godley Letter-writer, community leader, GB (b. 1821) |
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| john godley (1775-1863) (b. 1775) |
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arthur godley, 1st baron kilbracken British aristocrat and civil servant (1847–1932) (b. 1847) |
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| john godley (born 1800) (b. 1800) |
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george godley British police officer (b. 1857) |
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alexander godley British Army general, GB (b. 1867) |
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| leonidas m. godley Union Army soldier, US (b. 1836) |
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sidney godley Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1889-1957), GB (b. 1889) |
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| a. d. godley British classical scholar and poet (1856-1925) (b. 1856) |
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