Origins of the Ironside surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 14West Midlands 4East 3London 107South East 82South West 35South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ironsides lived in london

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    2,100 Ironside Travel & migration records
    7,800 Ironsides found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ironside

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    What are the most common Ironside first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Ironsides

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ironsides in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    64

    Dressmaker

    49

    F S

    34

    Farmers Wife

    32

    Farmer's Wife

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Ironsides in 1921

    Farm Servant

    92

    Farmer

    70

    Farm Serv

    50

    Blacksmith

    43

    Crofter

    25

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