Origins of the Goodall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 152North West 270Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 2136East Midlands 432West Midlands 687East 223London 869South East 635South West 122South Wales 48Mid Wales 5West Wales 4North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodalls lived in yorkshire

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    7,600 Goodall Travel & migration records
    66,000 Goodalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodall

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    686th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Goodall surname. The oldest one dates back to 1441.

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    What are the most common Goodall first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Goodalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    330

    General Servant Domestic

    172

    Domestic Servant

    167

    Living On Own Means

    139

    Laundress

    123

    Commmon male occupations for Goodalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    454

    Agricultural Labourer

    278

    General Labourer

    252

    Farmer

    247

    Coal Miner Hewer

    170

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