Origins of the Madden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 220North West 115Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 356East Midlands 25West Midlands 65East 127London 1024South East 194South West 143South Wales 63Mid Wales 9West Wales 1North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maddens lived in london

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    36,000 Madden Travel & migration records
    24,000 Maddens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Madden

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    Common jobs for Maddens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maddens in 1921

    Laundress

    90

    Tailoress

    80

    Charwoman

    74

    Dressmaker

    73

    Domestic Servant

    65

    Commmon male occupations for Maddens in 1921

    General Labourer

    179

    Coal Miner

    147

    Tailor

    133

    Dock Labourer

    68

    Laborer

    68

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