Origins of the Isaacs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 94East Midlands 48West Midlands 103East 191London 1930South East 238South West 214South Wales 54Mid Wales 24West Wales 2North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Isaacses lived in london

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    7,500 Isaacs Travel & migration records
    28,000 Isaacses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Isaacses

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    Common female occupations for Isaacses in 1921

    Tailoress

    197

    Dressmaker

    143

    Living On Own Means

    60

    Cigar Maker

    59

    None

    52

    Common male occupations for Isaacses in 1921

    Tailor

    263

    General Dealer

    157

    Cigar Maker

    115

    Fruiterer

    56

    Coal Miner

    55

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