Origins of the Emmerson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1088North West 99Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 464East Midlands 163West Midlands 40East 164London 320South East 139South West 12South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Emmersons lived in north-east

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    3,000 Emmerson Travel & migration records
    28,000 Emmersons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Emmerson

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    Common jobs for Emmersons

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

    Common female occupations for Emmersons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    146

    General Servant Domestic

    85

    General Servant

    60

    Domestic Servant

    54

    Housekeeper

    49

    Common male occupations for Emmersons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    252

    Agricultural Labourer

    116

    Farmer

    90

    General Labourer

    87

    Joiner

    78

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