Origins of the Broad surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 197Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 101East Midlands 34West Midlands 374East 247London 917South East 733South West 381South Wales 53Mid Wales 21West Wales 3North Wales 53Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broads lived in london

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    4,600 Broad Travel & migration records
    40,000 Broads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Broad

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    What are the most common Broad first names?

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    Common jobs for Broads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Broads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    191

    Laundress

    118

    Domestic Servant

    92

    General Servant Domestic

    90

    Living On Own Means

    78

    Commmon male occupations for Broads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    221

    Carpenter

    164

    Farmer

    162

    Farm Labourer

    149

    Blacksmith

    139

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