Origins of the Goodhall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 62East Midlands 8West Midlands 44East 16London 31South East 11South West 42South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodhalls lived in yorkshire

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    300 Goodhall Travel & migration records
    6,400 Goodhalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodhall

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    What are the most common Goodhall first names?

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    Common jobs for Goodhalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodhalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Servant

    28

    House Servant

    25

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Goodhalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    23

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Blacksmith

    16

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