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Goggs Family History

Goggs Surname Meaning

From the Continental Germanic personal name Gogo of unknown origin and meaning with genitival -s.

Alternatively, the base could sometimes be from Middle English gog(ge) ‘bog swamp’ (compare Gogger) or gog(ge) ‘calf’;

note Thomas le Gogge 1327 in Patent Rolls (Somerset).

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


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You can see how Goggs families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Goggs family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Goggs families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 35 Goggs families living in Yorkshire. This was about 45% of all the recorded Goggs's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Goggs families in 1891.
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What did your Goggs ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Goggs. 100% of Goggs women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 190 immigration records available for the last name Goggs. 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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There are 70 military records available for the last name Goggs. For the veterans among your Goggs ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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