Origins of the Chester surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 90North West 224Isle of ManYorkshire 601East Midlands 261West Midlands 215East 171London 761South East 396South West 39South Wales 15Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chesters lived in london

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    5,900 Chester Travel & migration records
    38,000 Chesters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chester

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    What are the most common Chester first names?

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    Common jobs for Chesters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chesters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    198

    Cotton Weaver

    117

    General Servant Domestic

    101

    Living On Own Means

    97

    Laundress

    94

    Commmon male occupations for Chesters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    182

    Farmer

    154

    Farm Labourer

    113

    General Labourer

    103

    Carpenter

    94

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