Origins of the Delves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 10West Midlands 57East 44London 133South East 125South West 7South WalesMid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Delveses lived in london

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    520 Delves Travel & migration records
    6,200 Delveses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Delves

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    What are the most common Delves first names?

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    Common jobs for Delveses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Delveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Housekeeper

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Living On Own Means

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Delveses in 1921

    Butcher

    49

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Blacksmith

    25

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    16

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