Origins of the Beckford surname

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    In 1921, most Beckfords lived in london

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    540 Beckford Travel & migration records
    1,900 Beckfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beckford

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    What are the most common Beckford first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beckfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beckfords in 1921

    House Servant

    10

    Cook

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Widow

    7

    Laundress

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Beckfords in 1921

    Gardener

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    General Labourer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Carman

    10

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