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UK surname

Goodliff

In the 1881 census there were 136 people recorded with the Goodliff surname, ranking it #16,433 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 125, ranked #26,827, down from #16,433 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Silkstone and Uppingham, Beaumont Chase. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Boston, Cotswold and South Holland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Goodliff is 176 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 8.1%.

1881 census count

136

Ranked #16,433

Modern count

125

2016, ranked #26,827

Peak year

1911

176 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Goodliff had 136 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,433 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 125 in 2016, ranked #26,827.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 176 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Goodliff surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Goodliff surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Goodliff 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 141 #13,507
1861 historical 139 #16,263
1881 historical 136 #16,433
1891 historical 79 #26,897
1901 historical 137 #19,032
1911 historical 176 #16,185
1997 modern 125 #23,567
1998 modern 130 #23,603
1999 modern 126 #24,239
2000 modern 113 #25,843
2001 modern 113 #25,489
2002 modern 112 #26,165
2003 modern 113 #25,797
2004 modern 119 #25,200
2005 modern 117 #25,433
2006 modern 117 #25,695
2007 modern 118 #25,913
2008 modern 117 #26,351
2009 modern 120 #26,496
2010 modern 119 #27,250
2011 modern 127 #25,926
2012 modern 125 #26,298
2013 modern 127 #26,452
2014 modern 133 #25,851
2015 modern 127 #26,494
2016 modern 125 #26,827

Geography

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Where Goodliffs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Silkstone, Uppingham, Beaumont Chase, Huntingdon All Saints and Eaton Socon with Wyboston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Boston, Cotswold and South Holland. 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 London parishes London 1
2 Silkstone Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Uppingham, Beaumont Chase Rutland
4 Huntingdon All Saints Huntingdonshire
5 Eaton Socon with Wyboston Huntingdonshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Boston 007 Boston
2 Cotswold 011 Cotswold
3 South Holland 009 South Holland
4 Boston 004 Boston
5 Boston 006 Boston

Forenames

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First names often paired with Goodliff

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Goodliff

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Goodliff, 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

Rural Amenity

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

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Goodliff is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. 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

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Goodliff is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Goodliff falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Goodliff 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Goodliff families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Goodliff 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. Middlesex leads with 31 Goodliffs recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.46x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 31 2.46x
Huntingdonshire 29 116.09x
Northamptonshire 20 16.90x
Nottinghamshire 9 5.31x
Lincolnshire 8 3.98x
Yorkshire 7 0.56x
Northumberland 6 3.21x
Kent 5 1.16x
Durham 3 0.80x
Bedfordshire 2 3.07x
Derbyshire 2 1.02x
Leicestershire 2 1.43x
Rutland 2 21.65x
Surrey 2 0.33x
Staffordshire 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Limehouse London in Middlesex leads with 13 Goodliffs recorded in 1881 and an index of 94.13x.

Place Total Index
Limehouse London 13 94.13x
Stamford Baron St Martin 11 1746.03x
Huntingdon All Sts 10 5882.35x
Pilsgate 8 16000.00x
Silk Willoughby 7 5833.33x
Byker 6 64.86x
East Retford 6 408.16x
Ramsey 6 300.00x
St Pancras London 5 4.94x
St Peters 5 251.26x
Alconbury Weston 4 2222.22x
South Elmshall 4 1739.13x
Enfield 3 36.32x
Esh 3 110.29x
Nottingham St Mary 3 6.84x
St Marylebone London 3 4.47x
Woodwalton 3 2500.00x
Eaton Socon 2 196.08x
Huntingdon St John 2 277.78x
Leicester St Margaret 2 5.88x
Newington 2 4.30x
Sculcoates 2 10.12x
St George Hanover Square 2 9.02x
Stapenhill 2 68.26x
Woodstone 2 512.82x
Buckworth 1 1000.00x
Burton Upon Trent 1 10.06x
Hampstead London 1 5.10x
Horton In Bradford 1 5.14x
Paddington London 1 2.16x
Preston 1 833.33x
Rushton 1 476.19x
Shoreditch London 1 1.83x
St Clement Danes London 1 38.46x
St Neots 1 73.53x
Uffington 1 500.00x
Uppingham 1 90.91x
Westminster St James 1 7.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 8
Elizabeth 5
Emma 5
Sarah 4
Eliza 3
Jane 3
Edith 2
Elizth. 2
Fanny 2
Harriet 2
Maria 2
Martha 2
Rebecca 2
Alice 1
Ann 1
Annie 1
B.F. 1
Betsy 1
Caroline 1
Emily 1
Eva 1
Hannah 1
Harriett 1
Infant 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Lydia 1
Matthew 1
May 1
Priscilla 1
Selina 1
Susan 1
Tabitha 1

Top male names

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

FAQ

Goodliff surname: questions and answers

How common was the Goodliff surname in 1881?

In 1881, 136 people were recorded with the Goodliff surname. That placed it at #16,433 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Goodliff surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 125 in 2016. That gives Goodliff a modern rank of #26,827.

What does the Goodliff map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Goodliff 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.