Origins of the Balcombe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 90London 200South East 221South West 13South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Balcombes lived in south-east

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    490 Balcombe Travel & migration records
    5,200 Balcombes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Balcombe

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    What are the most common Balcombe first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Balcombes

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

    Common female occupations for Balcombes in 1921

    Laundress

    23

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Cook Domestic

    12

    Common male occupations for Balcombes in 1921

    General Labourer

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    27

    Mate

    22

    Farm Labourer

    19

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