Origins of the Waddington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 74North West 43Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 2456East Midlands 122West Midlands 29East 71London 2238South East 87South West 35South Wales 9Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waddingtons lived in yorkshire

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    5,300 Waddington Travel & migration records
    47,000 Waddingtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Waddingtons

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    Commmon female occupations for Waddingtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    619

    Weaver

    170

    Worsted Weaver

    159

    Dressmaker

    152

    Weaver Cotton

    151

    Commmon male occupations for Waddingtons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    387

    Farmer

    171

    Joiner

    150

    Stone Mason

    117

    Coal Miner

    115

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