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UK surname

Goodings

In the 1881 census there were 169 people recorded with the Goodings surname, ranking it #14,324 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 404, ranked #11,793, up from #14,324 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Gateshead, Keighley and Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Doncaster, Sunderland and South Derbyshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Goodings is 411 in 2013. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 139.1%.

1881 census count

169

Ranked #14,324

Modern count

404

2016, ranked #11,793

Peak year

2013

411 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Goodings had 169 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,324 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 404 in 2016, ranked #11,793.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 350 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Goodings surname distribution map

The map shows where the Goodings surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Goodings surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Goodings over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 118 #15,362
1861 historical 78 #23,836
1881 historical 169 #14,324
1891 historical 212 #14,318
1901 historical 272 #12,440
1911 historical 350 #10,262
1997 modern 383 #11,359
1998 modern 393 #11,495
1999 modern 403 #11,382
2000 modern 386 #11,718
2001 modern 387 #11,484
2002 modern 396 #11,523
2003 modern 372 #11,881
2004 modern 352 #12,399
2005 modern 350 #12,359
2006 modern 363 #12,123
2007 modern 377 #11,900
2008 modern 384 #11,851
2009 modern 392 #11,908
2010 modern 403 #11,925
2011 modern 395 #11,966
2012 modern 408 #11,567
2013 modern 411 #11,669
2014 modern 410 #11,788
2015 modern 404 #11,814
2016 modern 404 #11,793

Geography

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Where Goodings' are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Gateshead, Keighley, Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John, Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos and Bishop Wearmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Doncaster, Sunderland, South Derbyshire, St Edmundsbury and South Norfolk. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Gateshead Durham
2 Keighley Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Lakenham , Eaton St Andrew, Town Close, St Stephen, St Peter Mancroft, St Giles, St Andrew, St John Norfolk
4 Hellesdon, St Mary in the Marsh, St Clement, St Martin at Oak, St Mary at Coslany, St Michael at Cos Norfolk
5 Bishop Wearmouth Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Doncaster 009 Doncaster
2 Sunderland 025 Sunderland
3 South Derbyshire 001 South Derbyshire
4 St Edmundsbury 014 St Edmundsbury
5 South Norfolk 004 South Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Goodings

These lists show first names that appear often with the Goodings surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Goodings

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Goodings, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Goodings surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Goodings household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Goodings is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Goodings is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

8
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Goodings falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Goodings is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Goodings, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Goodings families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Goodings surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Norfolk leads with 90 Goodings' recorded in 1881 and an index of 35.51x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 90 35.51x
Middlesex 23 1.40x
Surrey 16 1.99x
Yorkshire 12 0.73x
Cambridgeshire 6 5.75x
Bedfordshire 5 5.86x
Durham 4 0.82x
Somerset 4 1.51x
Westmorland 3 8.28x
Monmouthshire 2 1.68x
Kent 1 0.18x
Lancashire 1 0.05x
Lincolnshire 1 0.38x
Suffolk 1 0.50x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Heigham in Norfolk leads with 20 Goodings' recorded in 1881 and an index of 147.06x.

Place Total Index
Heigham 20 147.06x
Great Yarmouth 15 71.43x
Wymondham 11 424.71x
Bingley 10 96.15x
Camberwell 10 9.50x
Mile End Old Town London 10 28.50x
Rockland St Mary 10 4000.00x
Costessey 9 1636.36x
Carleton Rode 8 1818.18x
Norwich St Helen 6 1935.48x
Wisbech St Peter 6 114.50x
Houghton Regis 5 367.65x
St George Bloomsbury 5 52.85x
St Sepulchre London 5 207.47x
Lydeard St Lawrence 4 1333.33x
Sunderland 4 46.19x
Appleby St Michael 3 370.37x
Bermondsey 3 6.11x
Wicklewood 3 731.71x
Bedwellty 2 9.51x
Newington 2 3.28x
Norwich St Andrew 2 465.12x
Potter Newton 2 69.44x
Beckenham 1 13.61x
Caistor Next Yarmouth 1 112.36x
Everton 1 1.60x
Gorleston 1 19.61x
Hackney London 1 1.08x
Hampstead London 1 3.90x
Islington London 1 0.63x
Ketteringham 1 1000.00x
Lakenham 1 27.78x
Lambeth 1 0.70x
Mundham 1 588.24x
North Somercotes 1 144.93x
Strumpshaw 1 434.78x
Surlingham 1 370.37x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Goodings surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Goodings surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 11
William 11
James 10
George 7
Frederick 6
Edward 4
Robert 4
Arthur 3
Alfred 2
Charles 2
Elijah 2
Samuel 2
Thomas 2
Abram 1
Albert 1
Arther 1
Augustus 1
Aurthur 1
David 1
Edwin 1
Elisha 1
Ernest 1
Fred 1
Fredk. 1
Henry 1
Hezekiah 1
Horace 1
Josiah 1
Matthew 1
Michael 1
Owen 1
Richard 1
Robt. 1
Thos 1
Willm. 1

FAQ

Goodings surname: questions and answers

How common was the Goodings surname in 1881?

In 1881, 169 people were recorded with the Goodings surname. That placed it at #14,324 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Goodings surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 404 in 2016. That gives Goodings a modern rank of #11,793.

What does the Goodings map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Goodings bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.