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Origins of the Coe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 159North West 126Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 497East Midlands 502West Midlands 48East 935London 1289South East 527South West 61South Wales 5Mid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coes lived in london

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    6,900 Coe Travel & migration records
    50,000 Coes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coe

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    871st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Coe surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Coe first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Coes

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

    Common female occupations for Coes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    197

    Laundress

    151

    General Servant Domestic

    116

    Domestic Servant

    112

    Living On Own Means

    92

    Common male occupations for Coes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    440

    Farm Labourer

    223

    General Labourer

    151

    Carpenter

    119

    Farmer

    115

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