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.
Discover how your Goodall ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 30 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 96 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 10 |
| Derbyshire | 243 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 37 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 53 |
| Hampshire | 384 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 161 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 333 |
| Middlesex | 60 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 24 |
| Nottinghamshire | 193 |
| Oxfordshire | 54 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 94 |
| Suffolk | 71 |
| Somerset | 45 |
| Surrey | 37 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 303 |
| Warwickshire | 35 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 45 |
| Worcestershire | 53 |
| Yorkshire | 948 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 637 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 159 |
| Coal Miner | 75 |
| House Servant | 46 |
| Labourer | 38 |
| Carter | 35 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| House Keeper | 30 |
| Shoe Maker | 28 |
| Servant | 23 |
| General Servant | 18 |
| Groom | 17 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Cook | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Cordwainer | 15 |
| House Maid | 15 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Wife Of Above | 14 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| Errand Boy | 11 |
| Farmers Son | 11 |
| Housemaid | 11 |
| Brick Layer | 9 |
| Bricklayer | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Goodall | 2,543 |
| William Goodall | 2,532 |
| John Goodall | 2,274 |
| Elizabeth Goodall | 1,714 |
| George Goodall | 1,689 |
| Sarah Goodall | 1,541 |
| Thomas Goodall | 1,339 |
| James Goodall | 1,274 |
| Ann Goodall | 959 |
| Henry Goodall | 834 |
| Charles Goodall | 828 |
| Jane Goodall | 726 |
| Joseph Goodall | 694 |
| Annie Goodall | 665 |
| Emma Goodall | 576 |
| Hannah Goodall | 576 |
| Eliza Goodall | 549 |
| Ellen Goodall | 509 |
| Alfred Goodall | 505 |
| Alice Goodall | 500 |
| Edward Goodall | 495 |
| Martha Goodall | 474 |
| Richard Goodall | 468 |
| Frederick Goodall | 451 |
| Emily Goodall | 422 |