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Origins of the Ashfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 19West Midlands 175East 43London 99South East 83South West 27South Wales 22Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ashfields lived in west-midlands

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    810 Ashfield Travel & migration records
    6,600 Ashfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ashfield

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    What are the most common Ashfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Ashfields

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    Common female occupations for Ashfields in 1921

    Nail Maker

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Charwoman

    18

    Servant

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Ashfields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    63

    General Labourer

    41

    Nail Maker

    28

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Coal Miner

    19

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