Origins of the Giddings surname

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    In 1921, most Giddingses lived in london

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    14,000 Giddingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Giddings

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    Common jobs for Giddingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Giddingses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Laundress

    54

    Lab

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Giddingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    142

    Farm Labourer

    87

    Lab

    78

    General Labourer

    71

    Farmer

    69

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