Origins of the Chance surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 20Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 72East Midlands 42West Midlands 633East 87London 340South East 157South West 31South Wales 40Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chances lived in west-midlands

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    1,900 Chance Travel & migration records
    14,000 Chances found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chance

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    What are the most common Chance first names?

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    Common jobs for Chances

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

    Common female occupations for Chances in 1921

    Laundress

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Domestic Servant

    43

    General Servant

    38

    Nail Maker

    36

    Common male occupations for Chances in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    80

    Coal Miner

    73

    Clay Miner

    61

    General Labourer

    60

    Carman

    43

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