Origins of the Bridgeman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 24West Midlands 31East 103London 326South East 181South West 124South Wales 84Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bridgemans lived in london

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    2,100 Bridgeman Travel & migration records
    11,000 Bridgemans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bridgemans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bridgemans in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    32

    Domestic Servant

    29

    General Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Bridgemans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    94

    General Labourer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    53

    Farmer

    43

    Blacksmith

    25

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