Origins of the Ryde surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 154West Midlands 5East 25London 113South East 112South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rydes lived in east-midlands

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    700 Ryde Travel & migration records
    3,700 Rydes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ryde

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    What are the most common Ryde first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Rydes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rydes in 1921

    Laundress

    17

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Living On Own Means

    12

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Rydes in 1921

    Baker

    17

    Feltmaker

    17

    Blacksmith

    15

    Sawyer

    12

    Clerk

    11

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