Origins of the Devonshire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 10Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 18East Midlands 11West Midlands 15East 45London 213South East 88South West 35South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Devonshires lived in london

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    690 Devonshire Travel & migration records
    5,800 Devonshires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Devonshire

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    Common jobs for Devonshires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Devonshires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Straw Plaiter

    19

    At Home

    17

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Devonshires in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    29

    General Labourer

    28

    Errand Boy

    13

    Ag. Lab.

    12

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