Origins of the Dodd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1044North West 2195Isle of Man 30Yorkshire 714East Midlands 191West Midlands 1098East 522London 2721South East 668South West 392South Wales 123Mid Wales 19West Wales 11North Wales 375Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dodds lived in london

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    15,000 Dodd Travel & migration records
    120,000 Dodds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dodd

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    348th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Dodd surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Dodd first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dodds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dodds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    510

    General Servant Domestic

    341

    Domestic Servant

    339

    House Servant

    296

    Laundress

    292

    Commmon male occupations for Dodds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    712

    General Labourer

    576

    Agricultural Labourer

    519

    Farmer

    512

    Farm Labourer

    389

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