Origins of the Blackford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 13West Midlands 101East 33London 148South East 212South West 121South Wales 15Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blackfords lived in south-east

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    1,500 Blackford Travel & migration records
    11,000 Blackfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blackford

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    Common jobs for Blackfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blackfords in 1921

    Laundress

    51

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    House Servant

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Blackfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    105

    General Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Carpenter

    36

    Butcher

    31

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