Origins of the Catherine surname

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    In 1921, most Catherines lived in london

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    400 Catherine Travel & migration records
    890 Catherines found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Catherine

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    Common jobs for Catherines

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

    Commmon female occupations for Catherines in 1921

    Charwoman

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    General Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Catherines in 1921

    Porter

    5

    Printer Pressman

    5

    General Labourer

    4

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    4

    Butcher

    3

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