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Origins of the Crabb surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 40Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 59East Midlands 14West Midlands 40East 495London 834South East 380South West 366South Wales 52Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crabbs lived in london

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    3,500 Crabb Travel & migration records
    29,000 Crabbs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crabb

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    What are the most common Crabb first names?

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    Common jobs for Crabbs

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

    Common female occupations for Crabbs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    179

    Domestic Servant

    79

    Laundress

    75

    Housekeeper

    66

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    Common male occupations for Crabbs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    272

    Farm Labourer

    159

    Carpenter

    82

    General Labourer

    81

    Baker

    80

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