Origins of the Woodger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 67East Midlands 13West Midlands 10East 15London 142South East 209South West 14South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodgers lived in south-east

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    620 Woodger Travel & migration records
    5,500 Woodgers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodger

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    What are the most common Woodger first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woodgers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodgers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Woodgers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    General Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Gardener

    21

    Bricklayer

    16

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