Origins of the Cheese surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 4West Midlands 67East 17London 173South East 127South West 10South Wales 19Mid Wales 16West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cheeses lived in london

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    400 Cheese Travel & migration records
    4,600 Cheeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cheese

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    We have for the Cheese surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Cheese first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cheeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cheeses in 1921

    Charwoman

    18

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    13

    Living On Own Means

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Cheeses in 1921

    Butcher

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    General Labourer

    13

    Clerk

    12

    Solicitor

    12

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