Origins of the Auld surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 184North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 9London 55South East 25South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Aulds lived in north-east

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    4,900 Auld Travel & migration records
    13,000 Aulds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Auld

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    What are the most common Auld first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Aulds

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

    Common female occupations for Aulds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    107

    Annuitant

    49

    Domestic Servant

    49

    Housekeeper

    46

    F S

    35

    Common male occupations for Aulds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    186

    Shoemaker

    104

    Mason

    68

    Blacksmith

    51

    Farmer

    51

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