Origins of the Ridout surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 8West Midlands 37East 31London 260South East 218South West 273South Wales 40Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridouts lived in south-west

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    1,300 Ridout Travel & migration records
    11,000 Ridouts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ridout

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    What are the most common Ridout first names?

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    Common jobs for Ridouts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ridouts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Laundress

    38

    Glover

    32

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Ridouts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Carpenter

    65

    Butcher

    47

    Farm Labourer

    44

    Farmer

    40

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