Origins of the Dodwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 16West Midlands 100East 39London 103South East 70South West 107South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dodwells lived in south-west

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    5,500 Dodwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dodwell

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    What are the most common Dodwell first names?

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    Common jobs for Dodwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dodwells in 1921

    Laundress

    26

    Farmers Wife

    17

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    None

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Dodwells in 1921

    Plasterer

    48

    Farmer

    33

    General Labourer

    26

    Baker

    20

    Butcher

    17

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