Origins of the Wooderson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 13London 75South East 97South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodersons lived in south-east

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    81 Wooderson Travel & migration records
    1,700 Woodersons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wooderson

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    What are the most common Wooderson first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woodersons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodersons in 1921

    Laundress

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Woodersons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Gardener

    14

    General Labourer

    10

    At Home

    6

    Coachman

    5

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