Origins of the Ashbrook surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 227Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 2West Midlands 20East 6London 191South East 13South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ashbrooks lived in north-west

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    340 Ashbrook Travel & migration records
    3,200 Ashbrooks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ashbrooks

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    Commmon female occupations for Ashbrooks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Widow

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Ashbrooks in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    17

    Carter

    12

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