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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


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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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*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

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Farm Labourer
    7%
  • Bricklayer
    5%
  • Agricultural Labourer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 14,000 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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