Origins of the Etheridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 37Isle of ManYorkshire 90East Midlands 31West Midlands 118East 150London 390South East 309South West 113South Wales 23Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Etheridges lived in london

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    1,900 Etheridge Travel & migration records
    18,000 Etheridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Etheridge

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    Common jobs for Etheridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Etheridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    86

    Laundress

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Domestic Servant

    41

    General Servant

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Etheridges in 1921

    Carpenter

    158

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Bricklayer

    91

    General Labourer

    81

    Farm Labourer

    48

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