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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1044North West 154Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 2134East Midlands 115West Midlands 45East 78London 1753South East 142South West 34South Wales 8Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Calverts lived in yorkshire

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    8,700 Calvert Travel & migration records
    61,000 Calverts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Calvert

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    675th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Calvert first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Calverts

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

    Common female occupations for Calverts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    401

    Dressmaker

    223

    Living On Own Means

    128

    Domestic Servant

    124

    Housekeeper

    108

    Common male occupations for Calverts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    283

    Joiner

    244

    Farmer

    243

    Cotton Weaver

    217

    Blacksmith

    183

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