Origins of the Eden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 271North West 154Isle of ManYorkshire 213East Midlands 74West Midlands 444East 70London 782South East 243South West 140South Wales 15Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edens lived in london

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    4,600 Eden Travel & migration records
    32,000 Edens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eden

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    What are the most common Eden first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Edens

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

    Common female occupations for Edens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    151

    General Servant Domestic

    109

    Domestic Servant

    100

    Laundress

    90

    General Servant

    60

    Common male occupations for Edens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    150

    General Labourer

    132

    Coal Miner

    123

    Farm Labourer

    114

    Tailor

    79

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