Origins of the Goodey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 39West Midlands 9East 433London 333South East 93South West 9South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodeys lived in east

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    610 Goodey Travel & migration records
    8,000 Goodeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodey

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    What are the most common Goodey first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Goodeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Laundress

    26

    Silk Weaver

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Goodeys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    74

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    General Labourer

    39

    Carpenter

    22

    Farm Labourer

    19

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