Origins of the Copsey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 5West Midlands 11East 237London 220South East 102South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Copseys lived in east

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    410 Copsey Travel & migration records
    6,900 Copseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Copsey

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    What are the most common Copsey first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Copseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Copseys in 1921

    Laundress

    39

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant

    21

    Cook Domestic

    15

    Horse Hair Weaver

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Copseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Carpenter

    24

    General Labourer

    24

    Baker

    22

    Farm Labourer

    22

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