Origins of the Gooding surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 117North West 49Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 75West Midlands 44East 382London 673South East 323South West 402South Wales 56Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodings lived in london

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    3,100 Gooding Travel & migration records
    27,000 Goodings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gooding

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    We have for the Gooding surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Gooding first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Goodings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    163

    Laundress

    92

    Lace Maker

    91

    General Servant Domestic

    77

    Domestic Servant

    58

    Commmon male occupations for Goodings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    204

    Bricklayer

    120

    Carpenter

    109

    General Labourer

    98

    Farm Labourer

    96

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