Origins of the Biddle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 97East Midlands 138West Midlands 596East 60London 420South East 212South West 109South Wales 60Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Biddles lived in west-midlands

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    3,800 Biddle Travel & migration records
    22,000 Biddles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Biddle

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    What are the most common Biddle first names?

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    Common jobs for Biddles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Biddles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    90

    Laundress

    87

    General Servant Domestic

    52

    Domestic Servant

    46

    Living On Own Means

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Biddles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    92

    General Labourer

    92

    Carpenter

    65

    Farmer

    65

    Baker

    58

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