Origins of the Croft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 353North West 236Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1380East Midlands 621West Midlands 266East 245London 1688South East 502South West 101South Wales 33Mid Wales 6West Wales 3North Wales 58Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crofts lived in london

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    8,600 Croft Travel & migration records
    72,000 Crofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Croft

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    438th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Croft surname. The oldest one dates back to 1194.

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    What are the most common Croft first names?

    Stokes

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Crofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crofts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    311

    General Servant Domestic

    193

    Laundress

    189

    Domestic Servant

    181

    House Servant

    138

    Commmon male occupations for Crofts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    361

    General Labourer

    268

    Farmer

    236

    Bricklayer

    209

    Farm Labourer

    198

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