Origins of the Bodman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 9West Midlands 37East 7London 114South East 48South West 126South Wales 17Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bodmans lived in south-west

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    790 Bodman Travel & migration records
    5,100 Bodmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bodman

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    What are the most common Bodman first names?

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    Common jobs for Bodmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bodmans in 1921

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    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Bodmans in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farmer

    22

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    19

    General Labourer

    18

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