Origins of the Cropper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 144Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 238East Midlands 78West Midlands 42East 28London 1551South East 45South West 7South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Croppers lived in london

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    2,100 Cropper Travel & migration records
    18,000 Croppers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cropper

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    What are the most common Cropper first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Croppers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Croppers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    196

    Dressmaker

    55

    Weaver Cotton

    50

    Laundress

    43

    Domestic Servant

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Croppers in 1921

    Farmer

    137

    Bricklayer

    101

    Joiner

    92

    Coal Miner

    84

    Cotton Weaver

    70

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