Origins of the Cossar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 2London 16South East 13South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cossars lived in north-east

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    540 Cossar Travel & migration records
    2,600 Cossars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cossar

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    Common jobs for Cossars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cossars in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    F S

    8

    House Keeper

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Cook

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Cossars in 1921

    Coal Miner

    52

    Joiner

    22

    Tailor

    19

    Gardener

    17

    Blacksmith

    16

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