Origins of the Ledgerwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 12London 22South East 14South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ledgerwoods lived in north-east

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    450 Ledgerwood Travel & migration records
    1,100 Ledgerwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ledgerwood

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    What are the most common Ledgerwood first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Ledgerwoods

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

    Common female occupations for Ledgerwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Hand Sewer

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Boot Machinist

    2

    Common male occupations for Ledgerwoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    9

    Shoemaker

    7

    Mason

    6

    General Labourer

    5

    Shipwright

    4

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