Goodwill Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Goodwill Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Goodwill family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 103
Agricultural Labourer 10
Farmer 9
General Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 6
Farm Servant 6
General Servant 5
Dress Maker 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Tailoress 5
Coal Miner 5
Gardener 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Joiner 4
Labourer 4
Collier 3
Railway Porter 3
Butcher 3
General Domestic Servant 3
No Occupation 3
Shop Assistant 3
Stone Mason 3
Living On Own Means 2
Tailor 2
Twister Woollen 2

Goodwill Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Goodwill 100% 4,361
2 Goodwell 88% 616
3 Gidwell 63% 131
4 Goodwillie 80% 106

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The surname Goodwill is the most popular version of all its varients

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