Origins of the Crockford surname

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    In 1921, most Crockfords lived in london

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    980 Crockford Travel & migration records
    10,000 Crockfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crockford

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    What are the most common Crockford first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Crockfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crockfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    General Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Crockfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Gardener

    44

    General Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    31

    Sawyer

    30

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