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Gomes Family History

Gomes Surname Meaning

Portuguese and Galician: from the medieval personal name Gomes probably Visigothic in origin from guma ‘man’. This surname is also found on the west coast of India where it was taken by Portuguese colonists.

Spanish: variant of Gómez (see Gomez).

Jewish (Sephardic): Portuguese surname (see 1 above) adopted at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.

English: variant of Gumm with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Gomes families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gomes family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gomes families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 26 Gomes families living in London. This was about 38% of all the recorded Gomes's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Gomes families in 1891.
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What did your Gomes ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Cook H M T Dorsetshire and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gomes. 100% of Gomes men worked as a Cook H M T Dorsetshire and 68% of Gomes women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Cook H M T Dorsetshire
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    68%
  • Housewife
    8%
  • Designer
    8%
  • Music Mistress
    8%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 28,000 immigration records available for the last name Gomes. 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 7,000 military records available for the last name Gomes. For the veterans among your Gomes ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gomes lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Gomes life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Gomes in 1941 was 40, and 72 in 2004.

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