Origins of the Leyden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 8West Midlands 1East 1London 52South East 9South West 5South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leydens lived in london

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    2,500 Leyden Travel & migration records
    2,000 Leydens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leyden

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    What are the most common Leyden first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Leydens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leydens in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    House Keeper

    6

    Printfield Worker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Leydens in 1921

    Shoemaker

    18

    General Labourer

    15

    Baker

    12

    Blacksmith

    7

    Iron Moulder

    7

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