Gould Name Meaning: Origiinates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Golda/Golde' meaning 'Gold'.
May have derived from a nickname for someone with golden coloured hair, was also an occupational name for someone who worked with Gold.
Discover how your Gould ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 30 |
Buckinghamshire | 54 |
Berkshire | 133 |
Cambridgeshire | 23 |
Channel Islands | 71 |
Cheshire | 289 |
Cornwall | 84 |
Cumberland | 11 |
Derbyshire | 374 |
Devon | 597 |
Dorset | 280 |
Durham | 138 |
Essex | 641 |
Gloucestershire | 482 |
Hampshire | 582 |
Herefordshire | 23 |
Hertfordshire | 54 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 240 |
Lancashire | 610 |
Leicestershire | 135 |
Lincolnshire | 58 |
London | 1,726 |
Middlesex | 384 |
Northumberland | 52 |
Norfolk | 217 |
Northamptonshire | 46 |
Nottinghamshire | 56 |
Oxfordshire | 107 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 33 |
Suffolk | 122 |
Somerset | 878 |
Surrey | 321 |
Sussex | 131 |
Staffordshire | 973 |
Warwickshire | 538 |
Westmorland | 20 |
Wiltshire | 107 |
Worcestershire | 546 |
Yorkshire | 613 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 29 |
Cardiganshire | 2 |
Carnarvonshire | 8 |
Carmarthenshire | 6 |
Denbighshire | 1 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 520 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 204 |
Pembrokeshire | 17 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Living On Own Means | 139 |
General Labourer | 134 |
General Servant Domestic | 104 |
Farmer | 97 |
Dress Maker | 86 |
Scholar | 82 |
Carpenter | 62 |
Agricultural Labourer | 55 |
Cook Domestic | 51 |
Laundress Wash | 51 |
Domestic Servant | 48 |
Housemaid Domestic | 43 |
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 41 |
Charwoman | 31 |
House Maid Domestic | 31 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 29 |
Gardener Domestic | 28 |
Servant Domestic | 27 |
Dressmaker | 26 |
School | 26 |
Tailor | 26 |
Bricklayer | 25 |
House Keeper | 25 |
Butcher | 23 |
Tailoress | 23 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Gould | 4,964 |
William Gould | 4,945 |
John Gould | 4,377 |
Elizabeth Gould | 3,201 |
George Gould | 2,962 |
Sarah Gould | 2,699 |
Thomas Gould | 2,220 |
James Gould | 2,217 |
Charles Gould | 1,704 |
Henry Gould | 1,674 |
Ann Gould | 1,555 |
Joseph Gould | 1,355 |
Jane Gould | 1,251 |
Eliza Gould | 1,143 |
Ellen Gould | 1,067 |
Emma Gould | 1,006 |
Annie Gould | 941 |
Alice Gould | 931 |
Edward Gould | 913 |
Frederick Gould | 904 |
Emily Gould | 880 |
Alfred Gould | 800 |
Robert Gould | 737 |
Richard Gould | 731 |
Arthur Gould | 729 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Gould | 100% | 76,061 |
2 | Gold | 80% | 10,426 |
3 | Gleed | 40% | 4,880 |
4 | Goold | 80% | 3,747 |
5 | Goldie | 50% | 2,813 |
6 | Gauld | 80% | 929 |
7 | Glide | 20% | 726 |
8 | Guild | 60% | 657 |
9 | Glade | 20% | 517 |
10 | Gildea | 33% | 373 |
11 | Goald | 80% | 268 |
12 | Glead | 40% | 218 |
13 | Glud | 60% | 165 |
14 | Glad | 40% | 138 |
15 | Gild | 60% | 128 |
The surname Gould is the most popular version of all its varients