Origins of the Ormrod surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 63Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 34East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 23London 740South East 12South West 1South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ormrods lived in london

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    730 Ormrod Travel & migration records
    9,300 Ormrods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ormrod

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    Common jobs for Ormrods

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

    Common female occupations for Ormrods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    129

    Dressmaker

    33

    Weaver Cotton

    31

    Housekeeper

    29

    Cotton Winder

    25

    Common male occupations for Ormrods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    57

    Cooper

    38

    Carter

    37

    Farmer

    37

    General Labourer

    33

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