Origins of the Bluff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 57West Midlands 2East 19London 23South East 6South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bluffs lived in yorkshire

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    120 Bluff Travel & migration records
    1,300 Bluffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bluff

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    Who were Bluffs most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Bluff first names?

    Harry

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bluffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bluffs in 1921

    Lace Maker

    5

    Attendind School

    3

    Cotton Cardroom Hand

    3

    Cotton Cardroom Tenter

    3

    Farmers Wife

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Bluffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Coal Miner Hewer

    5

    Plumber

    4

    Postman

    4

    Ag Labourer

    3

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