Origins of the Broyd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 218London 107South East 37South West 1South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broyds lived in east

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    35 Broyd Travel & migration records
    2,400 Broyds found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Broyd first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Broyds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Broyds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Straw Plaiter

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Broyds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Carman

    21

    Bricklayer

    20

    Brickmaker

    18

    Farm Labourer

    15

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