Origins of the Doubleday surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 79West Midlands 23East 49London 148South East 47South West 3South Wales 10Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Doubledays lived in london

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    6,300 Doubledays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Doubleday

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    Common jobs for Doubledays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Doubledays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    Housekeeper

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Farmers Daughter

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Doubledays in 1921

    Farmer

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Butcher

    26

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Cordwainer

    19

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