Origins of the Challenger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 184East Midlands 16West Midlands 33East 34London 92South East 24South West 96South Wales 300Mid Wales 13West Wales 2North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Challengers lived in south-wales

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    570 Challenger Travel & migration records
    6,900 Challengers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Challenger

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    Common jobs for Challengers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Challengers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Challengers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    144

    Coal Miner Hewer

    97

    Painter

    22

    General Labourer

    19

    Blacksmith

    15

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