Origins of the Bumford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 4West Midlands 51East 3London 20South East 11South West 143South Wales 17Mid Wales 52West Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bumfords lived in south-west

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    190 Bumford Travel & migration records
    3,200 Bumfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bumford

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    Common jobs for Bumfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bumfords in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Charwoman

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Farmers Wife

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bumfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Coal Miner

    13

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Farmer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

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