Origins of the Woodall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 79North West 293Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 354East Midlands 78West Midlands 963East 57London 577South East 180South West 26South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodalls lived in west-midlands

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    2,900 Woodall Travel & migration records
    26,000 Woodalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodall

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    What are the most common Woodall first names?

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    Common jobs for Woodalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    100

    Domestic Servant

    63

    At Home

    49

    Tailoress

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    Commmon male occupations for Woodalls in 1921

    Chain Maker

    107

    Coal Miner

    93

    Farmer

    91

    Joiner

    82

    Blacksmith

    72

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