Origins of the Goods surname

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    In 1921, most Goodses lived in london

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    190 Goods Travel & migration records
    1,600 Goodses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Goods first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Goodses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goodses in 1921

    Servant

    9

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Cook

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Goodses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Gardener

    6

    Baker

    5

    Coal Miner

    5

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