Origins of the Ridgill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 5West Midlands 3East 2London 5South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridgills lived in yorkshire

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    8 Ridgill Travel & migration records
    530 Ridgills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ridgills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ridgills in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    4

    Farmer

    3

    Farmers Daur

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Farmers Dau

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Ridgills in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    3rd Mate

    16

    Plumber & Glazier

    7

    Plumber

    6

    Farm Labourer

    5

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