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Origins of the Bost surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 14West MidlandsEast 4London 2South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bosts lived in east-midlands

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    250 Bost Travel & migration records
    400 Bosts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bosts

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

    Common female occupations for Bosts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Needlewoman

    2

    Scholer

    2

    Ag Lab Wife

    1

    Common male occupations for Bosts in 1921

    Unskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Textiles

    16

    Farm Hands

    15

    General Farmers

    10

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    10

    Semiskilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Textiles

    10

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