Origins of the Cafferty surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 7West Midlands 7EastLondon 131South East 5South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Caffertys lived in london

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    3,300 Cafferty Travel & migration records
    1,700 Caffertys found in all Census records

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    Mc Caffertys

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    What are the most common Cafferty first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Caffertys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Caffertys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    18

    Rag Sorter

    11

    Housekeeper

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Weaver Cotton

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Caffertys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    14

    Dock Labourer

    12

    Cotton Weaver

    10

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