Origins of the Flood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 85North West 112Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 161East Midlands 23West Midlands 53East 125London 691South East 306South West 167South Wales 14Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Floods lived in london

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    21,000 Flood Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Flood

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    What are the most common Flood first names?

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    Common jobs for Floods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Floods in 1921

    Laundress

    85

    Dressmaker

    82

    Domestic Servant

    61

    Cotton Weaver

    57

    General Servant

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Floods in 1921

    General Labourer

    98

    Tailor

    96

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Carpenter

    66

    Coal Miner

    60

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