Origins of the Close surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 760North West 75Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 342East Midlands 100West Midlands 66East 43London 451South East 128South West 267South Wales 43Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Closes lived in north-east

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    5,900 Close Travel & migration records
    26,000 Closes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Close

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    What are the most common Close first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Closes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Closes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    117

    Domestic Servant

    60

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Laundress

    58

    Living On Own Means

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Closes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    247

    Farmer

    111

    General Labourer

    102

    Coal Miner Hewer

    84

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

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