Origins of the Woodrow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 115East Midlands 46West Midlands 21East 384London 406South East 159South West 96South Wales 4Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodrows lived in london

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    2,600 Woodrow Travel & migration records
    17,000 Woodrows found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodrow

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    What are the most common Woodrow first names?

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    Common jobs for Woodrows

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

    Common female occupations for Woodrows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    91

    Laundress

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Living On Own Means

    40

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Common male occupations for Woodrows in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    119

    Carpenter

    71

    General Labourer

    62

    Farm Labourer

    57

    Gamekeeper

    49

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