Origins of the Woolrich surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 136Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 3East Midlands 13West Midlands 133EastLondon 78South East 6South West 5South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woolrichs lived in north-west

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    410 Woolrich Travel & migration records
    3,400 Woolrichs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woolrich

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    What are the most common Woolrich first names?

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    Common jobs for Woolrichs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woolrichs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Farmers Daughter

    16

    Widow

    14

    Housekeeper

    11

    Milliner

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Woolrichs in 1921

    Farmer

    46

    Farmers Son

    19

    Yeoman

    18

    Blacksmith

    13

    Railway Signalman

    12

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