Origins of the Baird surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 344North West 91Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 44East Midlands 22West Midlands 46East 73London 396South East 168South West 56South Wales 3Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bairds lived in london

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    23,000 Baird Travel & migration records
    48,000 Bairds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Baird

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    898th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Baird surname. The oldest one dates back to 1595.

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    What are the most common Baird first names?

    John

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Bairds

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

    Common female occupations for Bairds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    276

    Domestic Servant

    208

    Housekeeper

    171

    F S

    156

    Annuitant

    131

    Common male occupations for Bairds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    603

    Joiner

    241

    Farmer

    218

    Weaver

    204

    Mason

    195

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