Origins of the Capes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 159East Midlands 151West Midlands 19East 56London 130South East 36South West 4South Wales 5Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Capeses lived in yorkshire

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    550 Capes Travel & migration records
    6,000 Capeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Capes

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    What are the most common Capes first names?

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    Common jobs for Capeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Capeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Private Means

    19

    Housekeeper

    14

    Charwoman

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Capeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Fishmonger

    26

    General Labourer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Farmer

    19

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