Origins of the Dobinson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 322North West 70Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 40East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 116London 351South East 140South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dobinsons lived in london

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    690 Dobinson Travel & migration records
    8,700 Dobinsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dobinson

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    What are the most common Dobinson first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dobinsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dobinsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Dobinsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    90

    Joiner

    50

    General Labourer

    47

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

    Farmer

    26

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