Origins of the Argent surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 21West Midlands 9East 499London 692South East 241South West 34South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Argents lived in london

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    890 Argent Travel & migration records
    14,000 Argents found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Argent

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    What are the most common Argent first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Argents

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

    Common female occupations for Argents in 1921

    Dressmaker

    72

    Laundress

    60

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Domestic Servant

    43

    Straw Plaiter

    34

    Common male occupations for Argents in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    187

    Farm Labourer

    64

    Tailor

    62

    General Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    46

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