Origins of the Goodburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 26West Midlands 16East 20London 62South East 162South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodburns lived in south-east

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    250 Goodburn Travel & migration records
    3,400 Goodburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodburn

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    What are the most common Goodburn first names?

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    Common jobs for Goodburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Dress Maker

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Goodburns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Joiner

    22

    General Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    15

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