Origins of the Cavendish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of Man 14Yorkshire 4East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 3London 56South East 23South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cavendishs lived in london

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    790 Cavendish Travel & migration records
    1,700 Cavendishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cavendish

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    What are the most common Cavendish first names?

    Frederick

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    Lady

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    Common jobs for Cavendishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cavendishs in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Dressmaker

    11

    Private Means

    6

    Dress Maker

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Cavendishs in 1921

    Carpenter

    8

    Farmers Son

    8

    General Labourer

    8

    Mariner

    8

    None

    7

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