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Origins of the Liddle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1825North West 77Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 201East Midlands 10West Midlands 15East 56London 250South East 157South West 17South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Liddles lived in north-east

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    3,700 Liddle Travel & migration records
    32,000 Liddles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Liddle

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    What are the most common Liddle first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Liddles

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

    Common female occupations for Liddles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    158

    Domestic Servant

    96

    House Servant

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    Housekeeper

    55

    Common male occupations for Liddles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    588

    Coal Miner Hewer

    209

    Blacksmith

    103

    Joiner

    97

    Farmer

    86

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