Origins of the Woollard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 75East Midlands 33West Midlands 13East 297London 423South East 136South West 25South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woollards lived in london

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    720 Woollard Travel & migration records
    11,000 Woollards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woollard

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    What are the most common Woollard first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Woollards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woollards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Domestic Servant

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    General Servant

    28

    Housekeeper

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Woollards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    100

    Farm Labourer

    87

    Carpenter

    51

    General Labourer

    49

    Farmer

    40

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