Origins of the Goodhand surname

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    In 1921, most Goodhands lived in east-midlands

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    340 Goodhand Travel & migration records
    2,900 Goodhands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodhand

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    Common jobs for Goodhands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodhands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Laundress

    6

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Goodhands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Shepherd

    23

    General Labourer

    13

    Blacksmith

    8

    Butcher

    8

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