Origins of the Ridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 81North West 29Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 440East Midlands 47West Midlands 245East 44London 344South East 257South West 157South Wales 21Mid Wales 67West Wales 4North Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridges lived in yorkshire

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    4,600 Ridge Travel & migration records
    22,000 Ridges found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Ridge first names?

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    Common jobs for Ridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    133

    Cotton Weaver

    49

    Domestic Servant

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Housekeeper

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Ridges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    71

    Farmer

    69

    Carpenter

    68

    File Cutter

    65

    Coal Miner

    62

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