Goodall Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Goodall Name Meaning: Habitational name from 'Gowdall' in East Yorkshire. Old English Golde 'marigold' + Halh 'recess'. Secondly Gode 'good' + Ale 'ale or malt liquor'.

The second may indicate an occupational name for a brewer of good ale. The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Toka Godala',dated 1181.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goodall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goodall family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 104
General Labourer 80
General Servant Domestic 56
Coal Miner Hewer 49
Dress Maker 48
Farmer 45
Scholar 33
Cook Domestic 30
Domestic Servant 28
Housemaid Domestic 28
School 27
Dressmaker 22
Tailor 21
Tailoress 20
Agricultural Labourer 19
Gardener Domestic 18
Butcher 17
Carpenter 16
Coal Hewer 16
Coal Miner C Hewer 16
Gardener 16
Servant Domestic 15
Woollen Weaver 15
Bricklayer 14
Charwoman 14

Goodall Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Goodall 100% 42,307
2 Egdell 43% 757
3 Goodill 86% 581
4 Goddall 86% 277
5 Goodell 86% 240
6 Godall 86% 202
7 Goodal 86% 177

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