Origins of the Woods surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 523North West 748Isle of Man 73Yorkshire 887East Midlands 1032West Midlands 358East 1382London 7193South East 2207South West 451South Wales 248Mid Wales 44West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodses lived in london

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    57,000 Woods Travel & migration records
    190,000 Woodses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woods

    How common is your surname?

    174th most common surname in the UK

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

    Who were Woodses most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Woods first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Woodses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    793

    Cotton Weaver

    762

    Laundress

    610

    General Servant Domestic

    490

    Domestic Servant

    486

    Commmon male occupations for Woodses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    1,160

    General Labourer

    903

    Farm Labourer

    684

    Farmer

    550

    Carpenter

    444

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