Origins of the Capper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 553Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 144East Midlands 34West Midlands 289East 32London 437South East 64South West 30South Wales 11Mid Wales 6West Wales 2North Wales 93Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cappers lived in north-west

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    1,700 Capper Travel & migration records
    14,000 Cappers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Capper

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    What are the most common Capper first names?

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    Common jobs for Cappers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cappers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    Living On Own Means

    34

    Laundress

    33

    Servant

    33

    Charwoman

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Cappers in 1921

    General Labourer

    51

    Coal Miner

    49

    Farmer

    42

    Bricklayer

    38

    Joiner

    36

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