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Angood Family History

Angood Surname Meaning

from the Norman French personal name An(s)got a form of Old Scandinavian Ásgautr Asgot influenced by the Continental Germanic cognate Ansgod; both are derived from Germanic roots *ans- ‘(pagan) god’ + *Gaut- a tribal name influenced in the latter case by god.

The -s- is lost through simplification of the consonant cluster.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Angood family from?

You can see how Angood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Angood family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Angood families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 23 Angood families living in Cambridgeshire. This was about 40% of all the recorded Angood's in United Kingdom. Cambridgeshire had the highest population of Angood families in 1891.
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What did your Angood ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Angood. 67% of Angood men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Angood women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farmer
    67%
  • Agricultural Labourer
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 158 immigration records available for the last name Angood. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 115 military records available for the last name Angood. For the veterans among your Angood ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Angood lifespan?

Between 1967 and 2003, in the United States, Angood life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Angood in 1967 was 70, and 79 in 2003.

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