Origins of the Beavis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 17West Midlands 11East 112London 379South East 213South West 143South Wales 11Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beavises lived in london

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    1,200 Beavis Travel & migration records
    12,000 Beavises found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Beavis first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beavises

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

    Common female occupations for Beavises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Laundress

    58

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Domestic Servant

    25

    House Servant

    24

    Common male occupations for Beavises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    80

    Carpenter

    73

    Bricklayer

    57

    General Labourer

    45

    Farm Labourer

    37

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