Origins of the English surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1114North West 137Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 365East Midlands 215West Midlands 59East 560London 1319South East 599South West 156South Wales 157Mid Wales 10West Wales 2North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Englishs lived in london

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    22,000 English Travel & migration records
    57,000 Englishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about English

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    728th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the English surname. The oldest one dates back to 1100.

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    What are the most common English first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Englishs

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

    Common female occupations for Englishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    253

    Laundress

    179

    General Servant Domestic

    142

    Domestic Servant

    135

    Servant

    111

    Common male occupations for Englishs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    317

    Agricultural Labourer

    270

    General Labourer

    197

    Carpenter

    170

    Farm Labourer

    133

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