Origins of the Woodgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 9Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 18East Midlands 8West Midlands 37East 183London 486South East 353South West 126South Wales 21Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodgates lived in london

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    1,200 Woodgate Travel & migration records
    14,000 Woodgates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodgate

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    What are the most common Woodgate first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woodgates

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

    Common female occupations for Woodgates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Laundress

    51

    Domestic Servant

    41

    General Servant

    40

    Common male occupations for Woodgates in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    161

    Farm Labourer

    94

    Carpenter

    74

    Gardener

    45

    General Labourer

    37

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