Origins of the Crossland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 59Isle of ManYorkshire 2530East Midlands 297West Midlands 22East 11London 556South East 40South West 7South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crosslands lived in yorkshire

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    2,400 Crossland Travel & migration records
    27,000 Crosslands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crossland

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    What are the most common Crossland first names?

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    Common jobs for Crosslands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crosslands in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    77

    Dressmaker

    76

    Domestic Servant

    54

    Worsted Spinner

    48

    Woollen Weaver

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Crosslands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    214

    Coal Miner Hewer

    126

    Farmer

    73

    General Labourer

    62

    File Cutter

    58

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