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Goring Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places in Oxfordshire and West Sussex named Goring, from Old English Garingas ‘people of Gara’, a short form of the various compound names with the first element gar ‘spear’. German (Göring): see Goering.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Gowing, Moring, Gehring, Bering, Golding, Godin, Spring, Loring

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Goring Family Origin

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Goring Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    38%

  • Going To School

    19%

  • Hotel Keeper

    6%

  • Farmer And Hunter

    3%

In 1881, Farmer, Going To School and Hotel Keeper were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Goring. A less common occupation for the Goring family was Farmer And Hunter. The most common Goring occupation in Canada was Farmer. 38% of Goring's were Farmers.

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Goring Historical Records

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Goring Life Expectancy

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