Goodall Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goodall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goodall family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,151
Coal Miner 130
Agricultural Labourer 82
Dress Maker 55
Domestic Servant 53
General Labourer 43
Labourer 43
General Servant 37
General Servant Domestic 25
Annuitant 24
Laundress 24
Tailor 21
Gardener 19
Farm Labourer 19
Farmers Wife 17
House Keeper 15
House Keeper Domestic 15
Carpenter 14
No Occupation 14
Charwoman 13
Stone Mason 13
Woollen Weaver 13
General Domestic Servant 12
Butcher 12
Tailoress 11

Goodall Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Goodall 100% 42,307
2 Egdell 43% 757
3 Goodill 86% 581
4 Goddall 86% 277
5 Goodell 86% 240
6 Godall 86% 202
7 Goodal 86% 177

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