Origins of the Biss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 9West Midlands 6East 8London 149South East 51South West 162South Wales 40Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bisses lived in south-west

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    590 Biss Travel & migration records
    5,200 Bisses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bisses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bisses in 1921

    Laundress

    25

    Dressmaker

    23

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Glover

    16

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Bisses in 1921

    Carpenter

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    French Polisher

    21

    Farm Labourer

    19

    General Labourer

    14

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