Origins of the Waldron surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 84Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 124East Midlands 76West Midlands 445East 68London 287South East 130South West 282South Wales 30Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waldrons lived in west-midlands

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    11,000 Waldron Travel & migration records
    25,000 Waldrons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waldron

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    What are the most common Waldron first names?

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    Common jobs for Waldrons

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

    Common female occupations for Waldrons in 1921

    Laundress

    114

    Dressmaker

    87

    Domestic Servant

    76

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    Charwoman

    53

    Common male occupations for Waldrons in 1921

    General Labourer

    120

    Farm Labourer

    85

    Carpenter

    81

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Yeoman

    55

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