Origins of the Blagg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 65East Midlands 212West Midlands 54East 7London 71South East 15South West 6South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blaggs lived in east-midlands

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    300 Blagg Travel & migration records
    5,500 Blaggs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blagg

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    Common jobs for Blaggs

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

    Common female occupations for Blaggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Living On Own Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Farmers Daughter

    11

    Common male occupations for Blaggs in 1921

    Farmer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Joiner

    20

    Butcher

    19

    Coal Miner

    13

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