Origins of the Colebrook surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 71West Midlands 6East 16London 98South East 101South West 29South Wales 26Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Colebrooks lived in south-east

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    700 Colebrook Travel & migration records
    4,300 Colebrooks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Colebrook

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    What are the most common Colebrook first names?

    William

    George

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Colebrooks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colebrooks in 1921

    Laundress

    15

    Dressmaker

    13

    Living On Own Means

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Colebrooks in 1921

    Butcher

    57

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    12

    General Labourer

    11

    Thatcher

    10

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