Origins of the Savage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 409North West 389Isle of Man 36Yorkshire 1125East Midlands 684West Midlands 870East 567London 2447South East 1159South West 399South Wales 127Mid Wales 33West Wales 6North Wales 42Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Savages lived in london

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    28,000 Savage Travel & migration records
    110,000 Savages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Savage

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    338th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Savage surname. The oldest one dates back to 1539.

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    What are the most common Savage first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Savages

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

    Common female occupations for Savages in 1921

    Dressmaker

    546

    Domestic Servant

    328

    Laundress

    302

    General Servant Domestic

    261

    House Servant

    221

    Common male occupations for Savages in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    662

    General Labourer

    426

    Coal Miner

    412

    Farmer

    345

    Farm Labourer

    302

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