Origins of the Ringwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 18West Midlands 4East 105London 95South East 36South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ringwoods lived in east

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    750 Ringwood Travel & migration records
    3,300 Ringwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ringwood

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    What are the most common Ringwood first names?

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    Common jobs for Ringwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ringwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    11

    Cook

    10

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Ringwoods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    18

    Blacksmith

    16

    Carman

    16

    General Labourer

    15

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