Origins of the Good surname

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    In 1921, most Goods lived in london

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    11,000 Good Travel & migration records
    38,000 Goods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Good

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    What are the most common Good first names?

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    Common jobs for Goods

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Goods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    173

    Laundress

    128

    Living On Own Means

    99

    Domestic Servant

    94

    General Servant Domestic

    82

    Common male occupations for Goods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    175

    General Labourer

    136

    Carpenter

    115

    Tailor

    107

    Coal Miner

    102

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