Origins of the Besso surname

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    In 1921, most Bessos lived in london

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    100 Besso Travel & migration records
    230 Bessos found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Besso

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    What are the most common Besso first names?

    Joseph

    Gabriel Elijah

    Mary

    Maria

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    Common jobs for Bessos

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bessos in 1921

    None

    4

    Teacher Basic Peare

    2

    Agents Wife

    1

    Artist

    1

    Cotton Goods

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Bessos in 1921

    Clerk

    5

    Merchant

    5

    Commercial Clerk

    3

    Commission Agent

    2

    Levant Shipper

    2

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