Origins of the Badger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 79North West 34Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 324East Midlands 26West Midlands 311East 39London 234South East 67South West 57South Wales 38Mid Wales 48West Wales 7North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Badgers lived in yorkshire

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    3,000 Badger Travel & migration records
    17,000 Badgers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Badger

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    What are the most common Badger first names?

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    Common jobs for Badgers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Badgers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Laundress

    46

    General Servant

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Badgers in 1921

    Farmer

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Shoemaker

    54

    Coal Miner

    43

    Joiner

    39

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