Goupil Family History

Goupil Surname Meaning

French: nickname for someone with red hair or for a cunning person from Old French goupil ‘fox’ Late Latin vulpiculus a diminutive of classical Latin vulpes a distant cognate of Wolf. This was replaced as a vocabulary word during the Middle Ages by renard originally a personal name. Compare Reynard the name borne by the fox in the popular beast tales. The name is also found in England in the medieval period but seems to have become extinct only to be reintroduced in the 16th century by Huguenot refugees from France.

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

Similar surnames: Cousin, Goulet, Goffin, Gruel, Bouie, Gouin, Toupin, Gockel, Gil, Gobel

18K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
253	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
24K	Member Trees

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Where is the Goupil family from?

You can see how Goupil families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Goupil family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Goupil families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 7 Goupil families living in Channel Islands. This was about 58% of all the recorded Goupil's in United Kingdom. Channel Islands had the highest population of Goupil families in 1891.

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What did your Goupil ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Carpenter and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Goupil. 28% of Goupil men worked as a Carpenter and 50% of Goupil women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Goupil were Spinner and fancy stitcher.

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Carpenter

28%

Laborer

28%

Fireman

28%

Spinner

19%

Housekeeper

50%

fancy stitcher

50%

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Census Record

There are 6K census records available for the last name Goupil. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Goupil census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Goupil. 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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Military Records

There are 253 military records available for the last name Goupil. For the veterans among your Goupil ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Goupil lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Goupil life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Goupil in 1962 was 57, and 91 in 2004.

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Goupil Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Goupil family from?

What did your Goupil 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.

Carpenter

28%

Laborer

28%

Fireman

28%

Spinner

19%

Housekeeper

50%

fancy stitcher

50%

What Goupil family records will you find?

What is the average Goupil lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Goupil life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Goupil in 1962 was 57, and 91 in 2004.

Goupil Family History

Goupil Surname Meaning

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Where is the Goupil family from?

What did your Goupil ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Goupil lifespan?

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