Origins of the Bridges surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 118North West 50Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 319East Midlands 180West Midlands 211East 451London 1224South East 565South West 299South Wales 172Mid Wales 17West Wales 3North Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bridgeses lived in london

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    6,900 Bridges Travel & migration records
    49,000 Bridgeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bridges

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    872nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bridges surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Bridges first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bridgeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bridgeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    208

    Laundress

    153

    Domestic Servant

    127

    General Servant Domestic

    115

    Servant

    88

    Commmon male occupations for Bridgeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    261

    Coal Miner

    191

    General Labourer

    180

    Farm Hands

    167

    Farm Labourer

    161

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