Origins of the Lancaster surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 406North West 442Isle of Man 19Yorkshire 1353East Midlands 301West Midlands 376East 303London 2491South East 428South West 92South Wales 19Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 26Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lancasters lived in london

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    9,800 Lancaster Travel & migration records
    77,000 Lancasters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lancaster

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    591st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Lancaster surname. The oldest one dates back to 1196.

    Who were Lancasters most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Lancaster first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lancasters

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

    Common female occupations for Lancasters in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    475

    Dressmaker

    335

    Domestic Servant

    180

    General Servant Domestic

    176

    Laundress

    176

    Common male occupations for Lancasters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    304

    Farmer

    297

    General Labourer

    260

    Coal Miner

    222

    Cotton Weaver

    212

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