Origins of the Goodier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 450Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 54East Midlands 8West Midlands 32East 8London 729South East 23South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodiers lived in london

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    870 Goodier Travel & migration records
    11,000 Goodiers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Goodier first names?

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    Common jobs for Goodiers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodiers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    73

    Dressmaker

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Housekeeper

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Goodiers in 1921

    Farmer

    63

    Carter

    46

    Butcher

    38

    General Labourer

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

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