Origins of the Ovard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 13EastLondon 7South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ovards lived in west-midlands

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    45 Ovard Travel & migration records
    160 Ovards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ovard

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    What are the most common Ovard first names?

    Thomas

    George

    Elizabeth

    Emily Jane

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    Common jobs for Ovards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ovards in 1921

    General Servant

    2

    At School

    1

    Boarding House Keeper

    1

    Drapers Clerk

    1

    Formerly A Garden Labourer

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Ovards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Agricultural Lab

    2

    Baker

    2

    Farm Hands

    2

    Semiskilled Mechanics And Repairmen

    2

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