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Origins of the Laud surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 10West Midlands 1East 9London 4South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lauds lived in yorkshire

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    310 Laud Travel & migration records
    1,400 Lauds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Laud

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    Who were Lauds most likely to marry?

    Mc Lauds
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    What are the most common Laud first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lauds

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

    Common female occupations for Lauds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant

    7

    Cook Domestic

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Lauds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    8

    Gardener

    7

    Butcher

    6

    Baker

    5

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