Gooch Family History

Gooch Surname Meaning

English (East Anglia): from the rare Middle English personal name Goche (also found as Joche). It was current in East Anglia from the early 12th to the early 13th centuries as a variant of Anglo-Norman French Go(s)ce Jo(s)ce a pet form of Old French Goscelin.

English: alternatively a nickname from Anglo-Norman French gouge (from Latin gobio) the nominative form of Old French goujon (from Latin gobionem) ‘gudgeon’ perhaps for a gullible person.

Welsh: in southwestern England possibly an Anglicized form of Welsh coch goch ‘red(-haired)’ though the sound change is irregular. Compare Gough.

It may also be a variant of Cornish and Welsh Couch with the same meaning.

Americanized form of German Gutsch.

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

Similar surnames: Gotch, Coach, Groce, Fouch, Rouch, Rosch, Googe, Roch, Good, Hoock

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You can see how Gooch families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gooch family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gooch families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 636 Gooch families living in London. This was about 23% of all the recorded Gooch's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Gooch families in 1891.

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What did your Gooch ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gooch. 9% of Gooch men worked as a General labourer and 71% of Gooch women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gooch were Agricultural labourer and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Agricultural labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 6K immigration records available for the last name Gooch. 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 14K military records available for the last name Gooch. For the veterans among your Gooch ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gooch lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Gooch life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Gooch in 1940 was 56, and 75 in 2004.

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Gooch Surname Meaning

English: alternatively a nickname from Anglo-Norman French gouge (from Latin gobio) the nominative form of Old French goujon (from Latin gobionem) ‘gudgeon’ perhaps for a gullible person.

Welsh: in southwestern England possibly an Anglicized form of Welsh coch goch ‘red(-haired)’ though the sound change is irregular. Compare Gough.

It may also be a variant of Cornish and Welsh Couch with the same meaning.

Americanized form of German Gutsch.

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

Where is the Gooch family from?

What did your Gooch ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

General labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Agricultural labourer

Unpaid domestic duties

71%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Gooch family records will you find?

What is the average Gooch lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Gooch life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Gooch in 1940 was 56, and 75 in 2004.

Gooch Family History

Gooch Surname Meaning

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Gooch Surname Meaning

739,000 record(s) for Gooch

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Where is the Gooch family from?

What did your Gooch ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Gooch lifespan?

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