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Origins of the Laydon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 8London 12South East 4South West 12South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laydons lived in north-east

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    320 Laydon Travel & migration records
    1,100 Laydons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Laydon

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    Common jobs for Laydons

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

    Common female occupations for Laydons in 1921

    Charwoman

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Labourer Daughter

    4

    Spinster

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Common male occupations for Laydons in 1921

    Bricklayer

    12

    General Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    11

    Laborer

    8

    Labourer General

    8

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