Origins of the Arthurs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 81East Midlands 19West Midlands 41East 10London 85South East 35South West 76South Wales 6Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Arthurses lived in london

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    1,300 Arthurs Travel & migration records
    4,700 Arthurses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Arthurs

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    Common jobs for Arthurses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Arthurses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Housekeeper

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Arthurses in 1921

    General Labourer

    25

    Hurdle Maker

    23

    Carpenter

    20

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

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