Origins of the Ridd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 17West Midlands 13East 32London 89South East 54South West 302South Wales 23Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridds lived in south-west

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    770 Ridd Travel & migration records
    6,300 Ridds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ridds

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    Commmon female occupations for Ridds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    House Servant

    23

    General Servant

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Ridds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Carpenter

    40

    Farmer

    37

    General Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    20

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