Origins of the Goffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 28West Midlands 10East 185London 112South East 14South West 38South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goffins lived in east

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    530 Goffin Travel & migration records
    4,800 Goffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goffin

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    Common jobs for Goffins

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Goffins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Charwoman

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Laundress

    14

    House Keeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Goffins in 1921

    Fisherman

    49

    Carpenter

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    General Labourer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    15

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