Origins of the Capps surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 63East Midlands 100West Midlands 8East 118London 139South East 32South West 5South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cappses lived in london

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    650 Capps Travel & migration records
    5,800 Cappses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Capps first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cappses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cappses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    16

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Milliner

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Cappses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    76

    General Farmers

    45

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Carpenter

    29

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