Origins of the Dipper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 17West Midlands 28East 50London 57South East 30South West 12South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dippers lived in london

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    310 Dipper Travel & migration records
    2,000 Dippers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dippers

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    Commmon female occupations for Dippers in 1921

    Charwoman

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Dippers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Baker

    12

    Carpenter

    11

    Farm Labourer

    11

    General Labourer

    6

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