Goode Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 23
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 58
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 11
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 15
Devon 6
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 22
Gloucestershire 157
Hampshire 17
Herefordshire 99
Hertfordshire 10
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 35
Isle of Man 0
Kent 30
Lancashire 36
Leicestershire 177
Lincolnshire 16
London 280
Middlesex 23
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 15
Northamptonshire 226
Nottinghamshire 8
Oxfordshire 87
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 35
Shropshire 51
Suffolk 34
Somerset 14
Surrey 16
Sussex 7
Staffordshire 86
Warwickshire 685
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 142
Yorkshire 24

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 5
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 6
Denbighshire 3
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 7
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 33
Pembrokeshire 5
Radnorshire 6

Goode Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goode family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 373
Agricultural Labourer 149
Labourer 52
House Servant 32
Dress Maker 25
Servant 21
Nail Maker 21
Laundress 19
Shoe Maker 17
Tailor 16
Ribbon Weaver 16
Carpenter 15
House Keeper 14
General Servant 12
Silk Weaver 12
Cook 11
Gardener 11
Shepherd 11
Baker 10
Domestic Servant 10
Farm Labourer 10
Carter 9
House Maid 8
Groom 8
Coal Miner 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Goode

Name Census Frequency
William Goode 1,868
Mary Goode 1,617
John Goode 1,501
Thomas Goode 1,187
Elizabeth Goode 1,164
Sarah Goode 985
George Goode 953
James Goode 675
Joseph Goode 585
Henry Goode 578
Ann Goode 566
Charles Goode 551
Emma Goode 476
Eliza Goode 464
Annie Goode 409
Jane Goode 367
Ellen Goode 349
Edward Goode 325
Alice Goode 317
Samuel Goode 315
Hannah Goode 295
Frederick Goode 294
Alfred Goode 290
Walter Goode 280
Arthur Goode 262

Goode Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Good 80% 28,067
2 Goode 100% 27,450
3 Goad 60% 3,792
4 Goude 80% 710
5 Goudie 67% 689
6 Gadie 40% 478
7 Gad 40% 467
8 Gude 60% 448
9 Gooda 80% 358
10 Goud 60% 249
11 Gaud 40% 156
12 Gade 60% 152
13 Guide 60% 134
14 Gaudie 50% 128
15 Goodie 83% 119
16 Gode 80% 118
17 God 60% 115
18 Augood 50% 112

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The surname Goode is the 2nd most popular variant of Good.

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