Origins of the Cosgrave surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 5Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 31East Midlands 4West Midlands 7East 5London 88South East 11South West 4South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cosgraves lived in london

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    1,700 Cosgrave Travel & migration records
    1,600 Cosgraves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cosgrave

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    What are the most common Cosgrave first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Cosgraves

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cosgraves in 1921

    Laundress

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    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Servant

    5

    Factory Worker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Cosgraves in 1921

    General Labourer

    10

    Baker

    6

    Bricklayer

    6

    Tailor

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

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