Origins of the Cosgrove surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 142North West 100Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 144East Midlands 20West Midlands 39East 44London 634South East 45South West 19South Wales 18Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cosgroves lived in london

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    17,000 Cosgrove Travel & migration records
    13,000 Cosgroves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cosgrove

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    Common jobs for Cosgroves

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cosgroves in 1921

    Charwoman

    44

    Dressmaker

    38

    Cotton Weaver

    32

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Laundress

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Cosgroves in 1921

    Coal Miner

    122

    General Labourer

    121

    Dock Labourer

    60

    Tailor

    44

    Engineer

    41

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