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Origins of the Seldon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 3West Midlands 12East 10London 65South East 43South West 232South Wales 21Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Seldons lived in south-west

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    870 Seldon Travel & migration records
    5,500 Seldons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Seldon

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    What are the most common Seldon first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Seldons

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

    Common female occupations for Seldons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Laundress

    24

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Farmers Wife

    15

    General Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Seldons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farmers Son

    36

    Farmer

    33

    General Labourer

    22

    Blacksmith

    20

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