Origins of the Aird surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 70North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 13West Midlands 5East 17London 84South East 57South West 14South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Airds lived in london

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    3,200 Aird Travel & migration records
    11,000 Airds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Airds

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

    Common female occupations for Airds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Housekeeper

    45

    Cotton Weaver

    43

    House Keeper

    41

    Common male occupations for Airds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    123

    Blacksmith

    78

    Tailor

    78

    Shoemaker

    59

    Cotton Weaver

    47

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