Origins of the Dance surname

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    In 1921, most Dances lived in london

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    1,800 Dance Travel & migration records
    23,000 Dances found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dance

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    What are the most common Dance first names?

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    Common jobs for Dances

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dances in 1921

    Dressmaker

    98

    Laundress

    95

    Domestic Servant

    77

    General Servant Domestic

    70

    General Servant

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Dances in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    162

    General Labourer

    148

    Farm Labourer

    101

    Bricklayer

    72

    Carman

    65

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