Origins of the Dagger surname
About the Daggers
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Interesting facts about Dagger
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You have a rare surname! It's not in the top 1000 UK surnames!
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What are the most common Dagger first names?
John
William
Elizabeth
Mary
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Common jobs for Daggers
Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Commmon female occupations for Daggers in 1921
Cotton Weaver
32
Dressmaker
22
Cotton Winder
16
Domestic Servant
15
Laundress
14
Commmon male occupations for Daggers in 1921
General Labourer
27
Farmer
25
Husbandman
25
Carter
17
Coal Miner
17
