Origins of the Backhouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 56Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 959East Midlands 54West Midlands 56East 114London 684South East 104South West 36South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Backhouses lived in yorkshire

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    2,100 Backhouse Travel & migration records
    23,000 Backhouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Backhouse

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    What are the most common Backhouse first names?

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    Common jobs for Backhouses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Backhouses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    116

    Domestic Servant

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Living On Own Means

    51

    Cotton Weaver

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Backhouses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    121

    Joiner

    89

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    General Labourer

    60

    Yeoman

    56

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