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 1,014
Coal Miner 140
General Labourer 92
Agricultural Labourer 78
Domestic Servant 56
Farmer 45
Dress Maker 43
Living On Own Means 43
General Servant Domestic 33
Labourer 32
Living On Her Own Means 30
Tailor 25
Butcher 24
General Servant 23
Gardener 21
Farm Labourer 19
Laundress 17
Clerk 16
General Domestic Servant 16
Shoe Maker 15
Cloth Weaver 15
Cook Domestic Servant 14
Farm Servant 14
Joiner 13
Stone Mason 13

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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