Origins of the Dison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 15West Midlands 8East 17London 56South East 16South West 3South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Disons lived in london

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    410 Dison Travel & migration records
    2,000 Disons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Disons

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    Commmon female occupations for Disons in 1921

    House Servant

    13

    General Servant

    9

    House Keeper

    6

    Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Disons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Coal Miner

    23

    Butcher

    11

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    11

    Tailor

    10

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