Origins of the Proudman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 71Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 89West Midlands 131East 4London 81South East 9South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Proudmans lived in west-midlands

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    350 Proudman Travel & migration records
    3,300 Proudmans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Proudmans

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    Commmon female occupations for Proudmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant

    8

    House Keeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Proudmans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    30

    Farmer

    29

    Tallow Chandler

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Collier

    11

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