Origins of the Bollard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 85West Midlands 16East 10London 59South East 19South West 21South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bollards lived in east-midlands

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    950 Bollard Travel & migration records
    3,500 Bollards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bollard

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    Common jobs for Bollards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bollards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Servant

    9

    Shoe Machinist

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Bollards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Blacksmith

    12

    Carter

    12

    Butcher

    11

    Shoe Finisher

    11

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