Origins of the Craigs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 136North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 1South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Craigses lived in north-east

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    150 Craigs Travel & migration records
    1,600 Craigses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Craigses

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    Commmon female occupations for Craigses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Husbandman

    5

    Farm Servant

    4

    Barmaid

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Craigses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Cooper

    11

    Able Seaman

    9

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