Origins of the Bone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 507North West 147Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 172East Midlands 99West Midlands 90East 353London 1341South East 858South West 204South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bones lived in london

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    7,700 Bone Travel & migration records
    55,000 Bones found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bone

    How common is your surname?

    858th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Bone surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Bones most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Bone first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bones

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

    Common female occupations for Bones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    253

    Laundress

    172

    Domestic Servant

    142

    General Servant Domestic

    125

    House Servant

    112

    Common male occupations for Bones in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    351

    General Labourer

    195

    Farm Labourer

    166

    Coal Miner

    156

    Farmer

    149

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