Origins of the Abbs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North WestIsle of Man 1Yorkshire 54East Midlands 8West Midlands 4East 265London 100South East 32South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Abbses lived in east

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    630 Abbs Travel & migration records
    5,300 Abbses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Abbs

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    What are the most common Abbs first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Abbses

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

    Common female occupations for Abbses in 1921

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Dressmaker

    16

    Dress Maker

    14

    General Servant

    14

    Common male occupations for Abbses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    Bricklayer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Farmer

    21

    Fisherman

    20

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