Origins of the Ferriday surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 11West Midlands 134East 2London 74South East 1South West 19South Wales 8Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ferridays lived in west-midlands

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    150 Ferriday Travel & migration records
    2,900 Ferridays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ferriday

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    What are the most common Ferriday first names?

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    Common jobs for Ferridays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ferridays in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    10

    At Home

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Ferridays in 1921

    Coal Miner

    43

    Collier

    12

    Railway Clerk

    10

    Miner

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

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