Origins of the Ditchburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 300North West 82Isle of ManYorkshire 183East Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 6London 38South East 22South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ditchburns lived in north-east

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    640 Ditchburn Travel & migration records
    6,100 Ditchburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ditchburn

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    Common jobs for Ditchburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ditchburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Housekeeper

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Factory Worker

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Ditchburns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    134

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    Joiner

    25

    Farmer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

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