Origins of the Lyford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 10West Midlands 7East 11London 65South East 112South West 21South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lyfords lived in south-east

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    560 Lyford Travel & migration records
    3,100 Lyfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lyford

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    What are the most common Lyford first names?

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    Common jobs for Lyfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lyfords in 1921

    Laundress

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Servant

    10

    General Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Lyfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Coachmaker

    24

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Yeoman

    23

    Farmer

    16

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