Origins of the Devonald surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 4East 13London 49South East 12South West 113South Wales 182Mid Wales 29West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Devonalds lived in south-wales

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    130 Devonald Travel & migration records
    3,300 Devonalds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Devonalds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Devonalds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Farmers Daughter

    16

    Laundress

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Farmer's Daughter

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Devonalds in 1921

    Farmer

    37

    Shipwright

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    14

    General Labourer

    14

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