Origins of the Chu surname

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    In 1921, most Chus lived in london

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    410 Chu Travel & migration records
    61 Chus found in all Census records

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    Grace

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Chus

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chus in 1921

    Cotton Warehouse

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    Graduate Mac Tydire

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    Paper Sorter

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Chus in 1921

    Cooks

    4

    Semiskilled Occupations In Laundering

    4

    Semiskilled Routemen

    3

    Unskilled Occupations In Laundering

    3

    Clerks

    2

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