Origins of the Broadbent surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 145North West 308Isle of Man 26Yorkshire 3483East Midlands 185West Midlands 173East 60London 2239South East 102South West 12South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broadbents lived in yorkshire

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    7,300 Broadbent Travel & migration records
    63,000 Broadbents found in all Census records

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    808th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Broadbent first names?

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    Common jobs for Broadbents

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

    Commmon female occupations for Broadbents in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    445

    Woollen Weaver

    202

    Dressmaker

    170

    Worsted Spinner

    152

    Housekeeper

    132

    Commmon male occupations for Broadbents in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    258

    Coal Miner

    216

    Cotton Piecer

    180

    Woollen Weaver

    159

    General Labourer

    126

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