Origins of the Dadd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 16West Midlands 13East 50London 143South East 165South West 31South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dadds lived in south-east

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    530 Dadd Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Dadds

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    Commmon female occupations for Dadds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Laundress

    18

    House Servant

    16

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Dadds in 1921

    Shipwright

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    31

    Cabinet Maker

    19

    Cordwainer

    18

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