Origins of the Divers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 19London 36South East 143South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Diverses lived in south-east

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    680 Divers Travel & migration records
    2,900 Diverses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Diverses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Diverses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Laundress

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Diverses in 1921

    Master

    59

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Blacksmith

    19

    General Labourer

    18

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