Origins of the Holding surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 167Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 107East Midlands 57West Midlands 232East 108London 1459South East 225South West 122South Wales 33Mid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holdings lived in london

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    2,400 Holding Travel & migration records
    28,000 Holdings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holding

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    What are the most common Holding first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Holdings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holdings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    256

    Dressmaker

    78

    Weaver

    77

    House Keeper

    71

    House Servant

    62

    Commmon male occupations for Holdings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    186

    Agricultural Labourer

    115

    General Labourer

    92

    Cotton Weaver

    90

    Weaver

    82

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