Origins of the Harrod surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 123West Midlands 68East 227London 200South East 99South West 26South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harrods lived in east

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    Common jobs for Harrods

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    Commmon female occupations for Harrods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Cook Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    26

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Harrods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    138

    Farm Labourer

    61

    General Labourer

    53

    Farmer

    29

    Tailor

    28

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