Origins of the Liddell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 540North West 46Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 62East Midlands 13West Midlands 32East 37London 134South East 72South West 23South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Liddells lived in north-east

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    5,400 Liddell Travel & migration records
    21,000 Liddells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Liddell

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    Common jobs for Liddells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Liddells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    127

    Housekeeper

    73

    Living On Own Means

    57

    Domestic Servant

    56

    Annuitant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Liddells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    273

    Joiner

    105

    Farmer

    74

    Iron Moulder

    69

    Carter

    67

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