Origins of the Burge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 26West Midlands 19East 61London 458South East 317South West 660South Wales 126Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burges lived in south-west

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    2,500 Burge Travel & migration records
    23,000 Burges found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Burge first names?

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    Common jobs for Burges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    127

    Laundress

    85

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    Domestic Servant

    61

    Charwoman

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Burges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    144

    Carpenter

    107

    General Labourer

    88

    Farm Labourer

    80

    Tailor

    66

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