Origins of the Liddel surname

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We have a total of 1933 records for people with the last name Liddel.

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    In 1921, most Liddels lived in south-west

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    190 Liddel Travel & migration records
    1,700 Liddels found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Liddels

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

    Commmon female occupations for Liddels in 1921

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    20

    Domestic Servant

    10

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    9

    Servant

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Liddels in 1921

    Coal Miner

    26

    Weaver

    14

    Ploughman

    12

    Cooper

    11

    Carter

    10

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