Origins of the Childs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 167North West 76Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 283East Midlands 279West Midlands 225East 735London 1834South East 961South West 216South Wales 161Mid Wales 29West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Childses lived in london

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    7,500 Childs Travel & migration records
    58,000 Childses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Childs

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    832nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Childs surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Childs first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Childses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Childses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    247

    Laundress

    247

    General Servant Domestic

    176

    Domestic Servant

    150

    General Servant

    130

    Commmon male occupations for Childses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    473

    General Labourer

    297

    Carpenter

    246

    Farm Labourer

    216

    Coal Miner

    151

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