Origins of the Dudson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 22Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 14West Midlands 55East 2London 78South East 12South West 57South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dudsons lived in london

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    220 Dudson Travel & migration records
    2,300 Dudsons found in all Census records

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dudsons

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    Commmon female occupations for Dudsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    9

    Dress Maker

    8

    Milliner

    6

    House Keeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Dudsons in 1921

    Feltmaker

    13

    Yeoman

    11

    Butcher

    8

    Lace Maker

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

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