Origins of the Foord surname

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    In 1921, most Foords lived in south-east

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    1,000 Foord Travel & migration records
    13,000 Foords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Foord

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    Who were Foords most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Foord first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Foords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foords in 1921

    Laundress

    46

    Dressmaker

    45

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Living On Own Means

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Foords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    120

    Farm Labourer

    87

    General Labourer

    76

    Yeoman

    56

    Farmer

    52

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