Origins of the Dopson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 8London 95South East 132South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dopsons lived in south-east

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    330 Dopson Travel & migration records
    3,200 Dopsons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Dopson first names?

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    Common jobs for Dopsons

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

    Common female occupations for Dopsons in 1921

    Laundress

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Servant

    8

    Common male occupations for Dopsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

    Blacksmith

    28

    General Labourer

    17

    Gardener

    14

    Carpenter

    13

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