Origins of the Boddy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 351North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 324East Midlands 90West Midlands 44East 83London 340South East 260South West 77South Wales 24Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boddys lived in north-east

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    2,100 Boddy Travel & migration records
    17,000 Boddys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boddy

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    What are the most common Boddy first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Boddys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boddys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    Laundress

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    House Servant

    38

    General Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Boddys in 1921

    General Labourer

    67

    Farmer

    63

    Joiner

    55

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Blacksmith

    48

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