Origins of the Holiday surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 90East Midlands 14West Midlands 33East 47London 125South East 53South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holidays lived in london

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    1,000 Holiday Travel & migration records
    8,000 Holidays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holiday

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    What are the most common Holiday first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Holidays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holidays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    House Servant

    30

    Servant

    30

    Laundress

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Holidays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Farm Labourer

    36

    Joiner

    33

    Carpenter

    31

    Tailor

    26

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