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Origins of the Brock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 98Isle of ManYorkshire 150East Midlands 47West Midlands 108East 230London 708South East 366South West 374South Wales 56Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brocks lived in london

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    9,000 Brock Travel & migration records
    34,000 Brocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brock

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    Common jobs for Brocks

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

    Common female occupations for Brocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    187

    General Servant Domestic

    92

    House Servant

    89

    Domestic Servant

    85

    Laundress

    81

    Common male occupations for Brocks in 1921

    Farm Hands

    174

    Agricultural Labourer

    171

    Farmer

    162

    General Farmers

    138

    Carpenter

    135

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