Origins of the Orchard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 28Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 47East Midlands 127West Midlands 110East 176London 649South East 389South West 345South Wales 95Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Orchards lived in london

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    4,200 Orchard Travel & migration records
    33,000 Orchards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Orchard

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    We have for the Orchard surname. The oldest one dates back to 1194.

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    What are the most common Orchard first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Orchards

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

    Common female occupations for Orchards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    179

    Laundress

    107

    Domestic Servant

    82

    General Servant Domestic

    72

    General Servant

    66

    Common male occupations for Orchards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    214

    Carpenter

    125

    General Labourer

    113

    Farm Labourer

    97

    Blacksmith

    81

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