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Origins of the Adderson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 29West Midlands 6East 31London 25South East 10South West 3South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Addersons lived in east

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    100 Adderson Travel & migration records
    1,200 Addersons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Adderson

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    What are the most common Adderson first names?

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    Common jobs for Addersons

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Addersons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Annuitant

    4

    Cook

    4

    Corset Maker

    4

    Common male occupations for Addersons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Shepherd

    5

    Coachman Domestic

    4

    General Labourer

    4

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