Origins of the Woodliffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 63West MidlandsEast 15London 18South East 5South West 10South Wales 3Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodliffes lived in east-midlands

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    190 Woodliffe Travel & migration records
    1,400 Woodliffes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodliffe

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    What are the most common Woodliffe first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Woodliffes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodliffes in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    At Home

    5

    Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Farmers Wife

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Woodliffes in 1921

    Farmer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Bank Clerk

    6

    Farm Servant

    5

    Bank Manager

    4

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