Origins of the Carding surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 19West Midlands 83East 4London 35South East 12South West 11South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cardings lived in west-midlands

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    170 Carding Travel & migration records
    1,900 Cardings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carding

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    What are the most common Carding first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cardings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cardings in 1921

    At Home

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Laundress

    6

    Dress Maker

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Cardings in 1921

    General Labourer

    11

    Coal Miner

    8

    Tailor

    8

    At Home

    7

    Lead Miner

    7

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