Origins of the Riding surname

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    In 1921, most Ridings lived in london

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    1,500 Riding Travel & migration records
    20,000 Ridings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Riding

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    What are the most common Riding first names?

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    Common jobs for Ridings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ridings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    534

    Weaver

    159

    Cotton Winder

    110

    Weaver Cotton

    100

    House Keeper

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Ridings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    347

    Weaver

    125

    Carter

    81

    Cotton Spinner

    81

    Farmer

    70

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