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Origins of the Digweed surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 2West Midlands 22East 4London 69South East 84South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Digweeds lived in south-east

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    140 Digweed Travel & migration records
    2,700 Digweeds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Digweed

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    What are the most common Digweed first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Digweeds

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

    Common female occupations for Digweeds in 1921

    Laundress

    15

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    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Digweeds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Blacksmith

    12

    General Labourer

    12

    Gardener Domestic

    11

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