Origins of the Burdon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 640North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 81East Midlands 11West Midlands 45East 41London 113South East 36South West 26South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burdons lived in north-east

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    1,600 Burdon Travel & migration records
    10,000 Burdons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Burdons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burdons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Living On Own Means

    32

    House Servant

    26

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Burdons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Butcher

    27

    Farmer

    26

    Joiner

    26

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