Origins of the Ruddick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 311North West 218Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 46East Midlands 13West Midlands 12East 26London 93South East 38South West 106South Wales 34Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ruddicks lived in north-east

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    920 Ruddick Travel & migration records
    8,100 Ruddicks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ruddicks

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    Commmon female occupations for Ruddicks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Domestic Servant

    23

    General Servant

    16

    Housekeeper

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Ruddicks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    155

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    General Labourer

    27

    Carter

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

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