Origins of the Goodes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 52West Midlands 13East 24London 113South East 27South West 4South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodeses lived in london

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    160 Goodes Travel & migration records
    2,600 Goodeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodes

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    We have for the Goodes surname. The oldest one dates back to 1389.

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    What are the most common Goodes first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Goodeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Laundress

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Charwoman

    7

    Coachman

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Goodeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    12

    Butcher

    10

    Coachman

    10

    Commercial Clerk

    9

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