Origins of the Alden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 64East Midlands 7West Midlands 27East 214London 257South East 195South West 128South Wales 31Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Aldens lived in london

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    1,900 Alden Travel & migration records
    8,700 Aldens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alden

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    What are the most common Alden first names?

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    Common jobs for Aldens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Aldens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Tailoress

    25

    Laundress

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Aldens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    Butcher

    30

    General Labourer

    29

    Carpenter

    21

    Blacksmith

    16

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