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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goodall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goodall family

Profession Census Frequency
School 808
Coal Miner Hewer 84
Private Means 75
General Labourer 64
Labourer 56
Farm Labourer 53
General Servant (domestic) 51
Dressmaker 43
Farmer 41
None 38
Clerk 35
At Home 30
Dress Maker 27
Domestic Servant 26
Housekeeper 25
General Servant Domestic 23
Weaver 22
At School 21
House Keeper 21
House Painter 21
Bricklayer 21
Assisting In The Business 21
Scholar 20
Nil 19
Butcher 19

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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