Origins of the Faulds surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 13West Midlands 5East 13London 45South East 16South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fauldses lived in london

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    1,600 Faulds Travel & migration records
    5,900 Fauldses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Faulds

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    What are the most common Faulds first names?

    Carl Derek

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fauldses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fauldses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Housekeeper

    29

    Cotton Weaver

    22

    Domestic Servant

    22

    House Keeper

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Fauldses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    153

    Carter

    37

    Weaver

    34

    Cotton Weaver

    32

    Mason

    25

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