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Origins of the Criddle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 3West Midlands 22East 2London 49South East 22South West 187South Wales 29Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Criddles lived in south-west

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    620 Criddle Travel & migration records
    4,700 Criddles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Criddle

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    What are the most common Criddle first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Criddles

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

    Common female occupations for Criddles in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant

    16

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Criddles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Carpenter

    25

    General Labourer

    21

    Brickyard Labourer

    16

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