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 22
Buckinghamshire 37
Berkshire 3
Cambridgeshire 64
Channel Islands 11
Cheshire 34
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 47
Devon 18
Dorset 9
Durham 9
Essex 136
Gloucestershire 186
Hampshire 45
Herefordshire 152
Hertfordshire 35
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 16
Isle of Man 0
Kent 43
Lancashire 129
Leicestershire 307
Lincolnshire 19
London 505
Middlesex 145
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 28
Northamptonshire 323
Nottinghamshire 67
Oxfordshire 36
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 16
Shropshire 71
Suffolk 61
Somerset 30
Surrey 68
Sussex 29
Staffordshire 341
Warwickshire 775
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 15
Worcestershire 285
Yorkshire 167

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 8
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 6
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 6
Glamorgan 84
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 120
Pembrokeshire 6
Radnorshire 0

Goode Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goode family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 60
General Labourer 56
Dress Maker 36
General Servant Domestic 31
Cook Domestic 24
Agricultural Labourer 21
Laundress Wash 17
Gardener Domestic 17
Housemaid Domestic 16
Farmer 15
Domestic Servant 14
Carpenter 13
Servant Domestic 13
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 13
Brick Layer 12
Bricklayer's Labourer 12
Bricklayer 12
House Keeper Domestic 12
Dressmaker 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Tailor 9
Gardener Not Domestic 9
Tailoress 8
Commercial Clerk 8
Groom Domestic 8

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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