Origins of the Cockburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 834North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 133East Midlands 9West Midlands 20East 63London 275South East 132South West 18South Wales 3Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cockburns lived in north-east

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    6,400 Cockburn Travel & migration records
    31,000 Cockburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cockburn

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    What are the most common Cockburn first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cockburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cockburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    176

    Housekeeper

    88

    Domestic Servant

    85

    F S

    83

    House Servant

    72

    Commmon male occupations for Cockburns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    208

    Shoemaker

    141

    Joiner

    133

    Blacksmith

    128

    Farm Servant

    108

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