Origins of the Ord surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1144North West 49Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 19West Midlands 16East 38London 170South East 34South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ords lived in north-east

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    2,100 Ord Travel & migration records
    19,000 Ords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ord

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    Common jobs for Ords

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

    Common female occupations for Ords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    72

    Living On Own Means

    45

    Annuitant

    42

    Domestic Servant

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    Common male occupations for Ords in 1921

    Coal Miner

    249

    Farmer

    100

    Coal Miner Hewer

    97

    Tailor

    81

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

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