Origins of the Waddle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 115North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 1London 3South East 12South West 7South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waddles lived in north-east

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    1,100 Waddle Travel & migration records
    3,700 Waddles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waddle

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    Common jobs for Waddles

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    Common female occupations for Waddles in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    House Servant

    10

    Pauper

    10

    F S

    9

    Common male occupations for Waddles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    51

    Farm Hands

    20

    Tailor

    18

    Weaver

    14

    Baker

    13

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