Origins of the Redding surname

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    In 1921, most Reddings lived in london

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    3,800 Redding Travel & migration records
    13,000 Reddings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Redding

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    What are the most common Redding first names?

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    Common jobs for Reddings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Reddings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Laundress

    55

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Charwoman

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Reddings in 1921

    General Labourer

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Carpenter

    44

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Butcher

    38

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