Origins of the Dudley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 291Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 418East Midlands 259West Midlands 992East 285London 1123South East 616South West 101South Wales 77Mid Wales 23West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dudleys lived in london

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    8,900 Dudley Travel & migration records
    48,000 Dudleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dudley

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    919th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Dudley first names?

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    Common jobs for Dudleys

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

    Common female occupations for Dudleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    184

    Laundress

    121

    Domestic Servant

    119

    General Servant Domestic

    110

    Living On Own Means

    92

    Common male occupations for Dudleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    232

    Agricultural Labourer

    184

    General Labourer

    184

    Carpenter

    118

    Bricklayer

    94

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