Origins of the Copper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 48Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 18West Midlands 107East 68London 230South East 187South West 9South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coppers lived in london

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    1,000 Copper Travel & migration records
    7,800 Coppers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Copper

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    What are the most common Copper first names?

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    Common jobs for Coppers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coppers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Laundress

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Coppers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    General Labourer

    35

    Carpenter

    34

    Bricklayer

    28

    Farmer

    19

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