Origins of the Dearden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 149Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 589East Midlands 33West Midlands 15East 9London 2322South East 31South West 10South Wales 41Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deardens lived in london

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    2,500 Dearden Travel & migration records
    28,000 Deardens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deardens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deardens in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    521

    Weaver Cotton

    153

    Weaver

    107

    House Keeper

    84

    Dressmaker

    83

    Commmon male occupations for Deardens in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    221

    Coal Miner

    201

    Weaver

    88

    Carter

    84

    Farmer

    78

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