Origins of the Goodrum surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 27West Midlands 1East 224London 92South East 41South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodrums lived in east

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    220 Goodrum Travel & migration records
    4,300 Goodrums found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodrum

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    What are the most common Goodrum first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Goodrums

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodrums in 1921

    Laundress

    19

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    General Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Goodrums in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    Farm Labourer

    25

    General Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    15

    Bricklayer

    12

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