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Origins of the Woodhouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 425North West 292Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1594East Midlands 368West Midlands 733East 621London 1427South East 480South West 129South Wales 85Mid Wales 13West Wales 13North Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodhouses lived in yorkshire

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    8,400 Woodhouse Travel & migration records
    73,000 Woodhouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodhouse

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    587th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Woodhouse surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Woodhouse first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Woodhouses

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

    Common female occupations for Woodhouses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    242

    General Servant Domestic

    164

    Domestic Servant

    161

    Laundress

    160

    Living On Own Means

    149

    Common male occupations for Woodhouses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    324

    Fisherman

    322

    General Labourer

    286

    Coal Miner

    232

    Farm Labourer

    196

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