Origins of the Ledger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 236North West 48Isle of ManYorkshire 682East Midlands 140West Midlands 36East 94London 445South East 440South West 20South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ledgers lived in yorkshire

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    Interesting facts about Ledger

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    What are the most common Ledger first names?

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    Common jobs for Ledgers

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    Commmon female occupations for Ledgers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Domestic Servant

    60

    Laundress

    53

    Servant

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Ledgers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    183

    Farmer

    76

    Gardener

    72

    Joiner

    72

    General Labourer

    70

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