Origins of the Walden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 90East Midlands 284West Midlands 210East 285London 712South East 353South West 73South Wales 38Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waldens lived in london

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    3,400 Walden Travel & migration records
    23,000 Waldens found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Walden first names?

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    Common jobs for Waldens

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    Commmon female occupations for Waldens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    106

    Laundress

    80

    General Servant Domestic

    79

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Servant

    55

    Commmon male occupations for Waldens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    174

    General Labourer

    97

    Carpenter

    90

    Farm Hands

    70

    Farm Labourer

    64

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