Origins of the Stride surname

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    In 1921, most Strides lived in south-east

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    1,100 Stride Travel & migration records
    11,000 Strides found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Stride first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Strides

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

    Commmon female occupations for Strides in 1921

    Laundress

    41

    Dressmaker

    37

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Living On Own Means

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Strides in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    General Labourer

    39

    Farmer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Plasterer

    25

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