Origins of the Anchor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 8London 54South East 21South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Anchors lived in london

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    150 Anchor Travel & migration records
    1,000 Anchors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Anchor

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    What are the most common Anchor first names?

    Charles

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Anchors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Anchors in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    House Keeper

    6

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Cotton Reeler

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Anchors in 1921

    Blacksmith

    6

    Coal Miner

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Cooper

    5

    Laborer

    5

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