Origins of the Ludlam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 387East Midlands 176West Midlands 21East 21London 162South East 19South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ludlams lived in yorkshire

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    670 Ludlam Travel & migration records
    7,300 Ludlams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ludlam

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    Common jobs for Ludlams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ludlams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    36

    Dressmaker

    20

    Widow

    16

    Worsted Spinner

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Ludlams in 1921

    Iron Moulder

    32

    Coal Miner

    31

    Farmer

    31

    Cutler

    27

    Table Knife Cutler

    24

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