Origins of the Duffield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 81Isle of ManYorkshire 429East Midlands 135West Midlands 201East 420London 479South East 255South West 79South Wales 101Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Duffields lived in london

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    3,100 Duffield Travel & migration records
    25,000 Duffields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Duffield

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    Common jobs for Duffields

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

    Common female occupations for Duffields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    125

    General Servant

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    55

    Laundress

    54

    Domestic Servant

    53

    Common male occupations for Duffields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    125

    General Labourer

    97

    Coal Miner

    82

    Farm Labourer

    67

    Carpenter

    65

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