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 31
Buckinghamshire 36
Berkshire 5
Cambridgeshire 73
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 24
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 21
Devon 22
Dorset 4
Durham 8
Essex 57
Gloucestershire 221
Hampshire 22
Herefordshire 150
Hertfordshire 9
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 43
Isle of Man 0
Kent 31
Lancashire 74
Leicestershire 236
Lincolnshire 31
London 523
Middlesex 92
Northumberland 3
Norfolk 14
Northamptonshire 239
Nottinghamshire 39
Oxfordshire 68
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 43
Shropshire 100
Suffolk 55
Somerset 12
Surrey 34
Sussex 4
Staffordshire 208
Warwickshire 765
Westmorland 7
Wiltshire 11
Worcestershire 258
Yorkshire 70

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 19
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 5
Flintshire 4
Glamorgan 12
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 63
Pembrokeshire 2
Radnorshire 0

Goode Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goode family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 777
Agricultural Labourer 143
General Labourer 42
Dress Maker 35
Labourer 33
Laundress 29
Domestic Servant 27
General Servant 27
Farm Labourer 24
Coal Miner 19
Tailor 16
Annuitant 14
No Occupation 14
Bricklayer 13
Charwoman 13
Gardener 13
Nail Maker 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Shoe Maker 11
Carpenter 10
Brick Layer 10
Butcher 9
Railway Porter 9
Servant 9
Railway Labourer 9

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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