Origins of the Gould surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 169North West 341Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 609East Midlands 431West Midlands 1114East 839London 2310South East 1172South West 877South Wales 298Mid Wales 69West Wales 12North Wales 32Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goulds lived in london

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    22,000 Gould Travel & migration records
    110,000 Goulds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gould

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    364th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Gould surname. The oldest one dates back to 1477.

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    What are the most common Gould first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Goulds

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

    Common female occupations for Goulds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    517

    Laundress

    388

    Domestic Servant

    306

    General Servant Domestic

    280

    General Servant

    214

    Common male occupations for Goulds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    575

    General Labourer

    403

    Farmer

    386

    Carpenter

    385

    Farm Labourer

    351

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