Origins of the Frith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 200Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 783East Midlands 267West Midlands 135East 122London 556South East 216South West 31South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Friths lived in yorkshire

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    29,000 Friths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Frith

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    What are the most common Frith first names?

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    Common jobs for Friths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Friths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    116

    Living On Own Means

    68

    Domestic Servant

    65

    General Servant Domestic

    59

    Laundress

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Friths in 1921

    Farmer

    139

    Coal Miner

    100

    General Labourer

    91

    Agricultural Labourer

    83

    Farm Labourer

    79

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