Origins of the Kydd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 1East 18London 25South East 11South West 9South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kydds lived in london

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    1,200 Kydd Travel & migration records
    3,300 Kydds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kydd

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    What are the most common Kydd first names?

    James

    William

    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kydds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kydds in 1921

    Annuitant

    25

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    16

    Housekeeper

    16

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Kydds in 1921

    Farmer

    36

    Shoemaker

    25

    Joiner

    21

    Ploughman

    19

    Farm Servant

    13

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