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Origins of the Derrick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 108East Midlands 94West Midlands 23East 64London 181South East 79South West 521South Wales 112Mid Wales 40West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Derricks lived in south-west

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    2,300 Derrick Travel & migration records
    17,000 Derricks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Derricks

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

    Common female occupations for Derricks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Laundress

    68

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Domestic Servant

    37

    General Servant

    28

    Common male occupations for Derricks in 1921

    General Labourer

    88

    Agricultural Labourer

    86

    Farm Labourer

    65

    Coal Miner

    61

    Mason

    58

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