Origins of the Acaster surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 152East Midlands 11West Midlands 4East 2London 24South East 18South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Acasters lived in yorkshire

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    100 Acaster Travel & migration records
    2,200 Acasters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Acaster

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    What are the most common Acaster first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Acasters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Acasters in 1921

    Waterman

    20

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Acasters in 1921

    Waterman

    21

    Mariner

    16

    Joiner

    10

    Dock Labourer

    9

    Gardener

    7

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