Origins of the Broadhead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 120Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 2006East Midlands 97West Midlands 82East 4London 283South East 12South West 15South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broadheads lived in yorkshire

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    2,100 Broadhead Travel & migration records
    22,000 Broadheads found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Broadheads

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    Common female occupations for Broadheads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Cloth Weaver

    54

    Woollen Weaver

    41

    At Home

    37

    Grinder

    31

    Common male occupations for Broadheads in 1921

    Coal Miner

    241

    Coal Miner Hewer

    84

    Farmer

    75

    Woollen Weaver

    59

    File Grinder

    52

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