Origins of the Eldridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 18Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 72East Midlands 26West Midlands 53East 200London 1312South East 803South West 139South Wales 7Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eldridges lived in london

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    5,300 Eldridge Travel & migration records
    33,000 Eldridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eldridge

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    What are the most common Eldridge first names?

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    Common jobs for Eldridges

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    Commmon female occupations for Eldridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    179

    Laundress

    153

    Domestic Servant

    101

    General Servant Domestic

    76

    Housemaid Domestic

    74

    Commmon male occupations for Eldridges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    288

    Carpenter

    167

    General Labourer

    164

    Farm Labourer

    150

    Blacksmith

    98

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