Origins of the Roden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 150Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 127East Midlands 19West Midlands 450East 13London 302South East 71South West 22South Wales 100Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 82Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rodens lived in west-midlands

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    3,000 Roden Travel & migration records
    14,000 Rodens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Roden

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    What are the most common Roden first names?

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    Common jobs for Rodens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rodens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Domestic Servant

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    46

    General Servant

    32

    Charwoman

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Rodens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    106

    General Labourer

    67

    Coal Miner Hewer

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Painter

    31

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