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Origins of the Lonsdale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 613North West 61Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 657East Midlands 71West Midlands 17East 24London 1137South East 74South West 17South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lonsdales lived in london

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    3,100 Lonsdale Travel & migration records
    24,000 Lonsdales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lonsdale

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    What are the most common Lonsdale first names?

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    Common jobs for Lonsdales

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

    Common female occupations for Lonsdales in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    293

    Dressmaker

    115

    Weaver Cotton

    71

    Cotton Winder

    53

    Housekeeper

    49

    Common male occupations for Lonsdales in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    180

    Coal Miner

    173

    Farmer

    83

    Joiner

    63

    Coal Miner Hewer

    55

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