Origins of the Jordon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 166North West 57Isle of ManYorkshire 204East Midlands 148West Midlands 153East 209London 545South East 321South West 108South Wales 57Mid Wales 9West Wales 14North Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jordons lived in london

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    5,400 Jordon Travel & migration records
    15,000 Jordons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jordons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jordons in 1921

    House Servant

    51

    Dressmaker

    48

    Laundress

    45

    Domestic Servant

    37

    General Servant

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Jordons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    General Labourer

    65

    Coal Miner

    64

    Farm Labourer

    56

    Carpenter

    36

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