Origins of the Cockrane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 19Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 14East Midlands 4West Midlands 4East 8London 78South East 54South West 10South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cockranes lived in london

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    740 Cockrane Travel & migration records
    3,800 Cockranes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cockranes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cockranes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Charwoman

    13

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Cockranes in 1921

    General Labourer

    14

    Bricklayer

    13

    Tailor

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Coal Miner

    9

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