Origins of the Ballard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 41Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 133East Midlands 205West Midlands 387East 320London 1549South East 839South West 112South Wales 24Mid Wales 6West Wales 2North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ballards lived in london

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    47,000 Ballards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ballard

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    950th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Ballard surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Ballard first names?

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    Common jobs for Ballards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ballards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    171

    Laundress

    148

    General Servant Domestic

    110

    Domestic Servant

    108

    General Servant

    104

    Commmon male occupations for Ballards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    300

    Farm Hands

    190

    General Labourer

    190

    Farm Labourer

    170

    Carpenter

    161

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