Origins of the Copeman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 26West Midlands 7East 222London 170South East 76South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Copemans lived in east

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    720 Copeman Travel & migration records
    7,300 Copemans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Copeman

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    What are the most common Copeman first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Copemans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Copemans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Living On Own Means

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Cook Domestic

    15

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Copemans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    Butcher

    43

    Farm Labourer

    35

    General Labourer

    27

    Shepherd

    19

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