Origins of the Byford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 11West Midlands 32East 649London 506South East 235South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Byfords lived in east

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    1,000 Byford Travel & migration records
    14,000 Byfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Byford

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    What are the most common Byford first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Byfords

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

    Common female occupations for Byfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    Laundress

    57

    Domestic Servant

    41

    Tailoress

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Common male occupations for Byfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    163

    Farm Labourer

    83

    Butcher

    40

    General Labourer

    36

    Bricklayer

    33

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