Origins of the Dacre surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 300East Midlands 10West Midlands 13East 4London 64South East 57South West 4South Wales 1Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dacres lived in yorkshire

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    430 Dacre Travel & migration records
    4,100 Dacres found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dacre

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    What are the most common Dacre first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dacres

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dacres in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Living On Own Means

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Dacres in 1921

    Coal Miner

    32

    General Labourer

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    15

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