Origins of the Woodford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 65East Midlands 270West Midlands 136East 115London 452South East 757South West 125South Wales 67Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodfords lived in south-east

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    3,000 Woodford Travel & migration records
    22,000 Woodfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodford

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    What are the most common Woodford first names?

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    Common jobs for Woodfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodfords in 1921

    Laundress

    117

    Dressmaker

    108

    Domestic Servant

    64

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    House Servant

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Woodfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    143

    Master

    96

    General Labourer

    94

    Butcher

    73

    Farm Labourer

    73

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