Galician: habitational name from Godoy, a place in Galicia. The
origin of the place name is uncertain, but a connection has been
suggested with the Gothic elements gu{dh}s ‘god’ +
wihs ‘saint’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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