Origins of the Northwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 18West Midlands 85East 188London 184South East 130South West 17South Wales 21Mid Wales 17West Wales 5North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Northwoods lived in east

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    790 Northwood Travel & migration records
    5,800 Northwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Northwood

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    What are the most common Northwood first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Northwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Northwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Straw Hat Machinist

    15

    Straw Hat Sewer

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Northwoods in 1921

    Carpenter

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Sawyer

    14

    Bricklayer

    13

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