Gould Name Meaning: Origiinates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Golda/Golde' meaning 'Gold'.
May have derived from a nickname for someone with golden coloured hair, was also an occupational name for someone who worked with Gold.
Discover how your Gould ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 20 |
Buckinghamshire | 38 |
Berkshire | 144 |
Cambridgeshire | 18 |
Channel Islands | 58 |
Cheshire | 182 |
Cornwall | 62 |
Cumberland | 4 |
Derbyshire | 247 |
Devon | 615 |
Dorset | 264 |
Durham | 138 |
Essex | 475 |
Gloucestershire | 310 |
Hampshire | 514 |
Herefordshire | 16 |
Hertfordshire | 58 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 7 |
Kent | 199 |
Lancashire | 512 |
Leicestershire | 58 |
Lincolnshire | 47 |
London | 1,534 |
Middlesex | 268 |
Northumberland | 27 |
Norfolk | 225 |
Northamptonshire | 48 |
Nottinghamshire | 65 |
Oxfordshire | 108 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 42 |
Suffolk | 110 |
Somerset | 826 |
Surrey | 160 |
Sussex | 133 |
Staffordshire | 863 |
Warwickshire | 469 |
Westmorland | 33 |
Wiltshire | 83 |
Worcestershire | 316 |
Yorkshire | 474 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 9 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 5 |
Carmarthenshire | 7 |
Denbighshire | 4 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 350 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 132 |
Pembrokeshire | 28 |
Radnorshire | 5 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 1,693 |
Agricultural Labourer | 168 |
General Labourer | 146 |
Domestic Servant | 101 |
Coal Miner | 96 |
Labourer | 93 |
Dress Maker | 88 |
Living On Own Means | 85 |
Farmer | 74 |
Living On Her Own Means | 72 |
Laundress | 69 |
Carpenter | 66 |
Farm Labourer | 64 |
General Servant Domestic | 63 |
General Servant | 54 |
Gardener | 38 |
Grocer | 30 |
Farm Servant | 30 |
Errand Boy | 28 |
House Keeper | 27 |
Blacksmith | 26 |
Tailor | 25 |
Baker | 25 |
Charwoman | 24 |
Painter | 23 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Gould | 4,964 |
William Gould | 4,945 |
John Gould | 4,377 |
Elizabeth Gould | 3,201 |
George Gould | 2,962 |
Sarah Gould | 2,699 |
Thomas Gould | 2,220 |
James Gould | 2,217 |
Charles Gould | 1,704 |
Henry Gould | 1,674 |
Ann Gould | 1,555 |
Joseph Gould | 1,355 |
Jane Gould | 1,251 |
Eliza Gould | 1,143 |
Ellen Gould | 1,067 |
Emma Gould | 1,006 |
Annie Gould | 941 |
Alice Gould | 931 |
Edward Gould | 913 |
Frederick Gould | 904 |
Emily Gould | 880 |
Alfred Gould | 800 |
Robert Gould | 737 |
Richard Gould | 731 |
Arthur Gould | 729 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Gould | 100% | 76,061 |
2 | Gold | 80% | 10,426 |
3 | Gleed | 40% | 4,880 |
4 | Goold | 80% | 3,747 |
5 | Goldie | 50% | 2,813 |
6 | Gauld | 80% | 929 |
7 | Glide | 20% | 726 |
8 | Guild | 60% | 657 |
9 | Glade | 20% | 517 |
10 | Gildea | 33% | 373 |
11 | Goald | 80% | 268 |
12 | Glead | 40% | 218 |
13 | Glud | 60% | 165 |
14 | Glad | 40% | 138 |
15 | Gild | 60% | 128 |
The surname Gould is the most popular version of all its varients