Origins of the Broadfoot surname

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    In 1921, most Broadfoots lived in london

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    1,400 Broadfoot Travel & migration records
    5,500 Broadfoots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Broadfoot

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    Common jobs for Broadfoots

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

    Commmon female occupations for Broadfoots in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    F S

    23

    House Keeper

    23

    Housekeeper

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Broadfoots in 1921

    Farmer

    40

    Tailor

    33

    Coal Miner

    29

    Mason

    29

    Stone Dyker

    26

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