Origins of the Ormerod surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 38North West 66Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 271East Midlands 9West Midlands 28East 8London 2434South East 20South West 7South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ormerods lived in london

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    2,100 Ormerod Travel & migration records
    22,000 Ormerods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ormerods

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

    Common female occupations for Ormerods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    791

    Weaver Cotton

    196

    Weaver

    138

    Cotton Winder

    127

    Housekeeper

    83

    Common male occupations for Ormerods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    425

    Weaver Cotton

    135

    Stone Mason

    132

    Weaver

    117

    Farmer

    91

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