Origins of the Doris surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 14West Midlands 30East 28London 137South East 50South West 53South Wales 10Mid Wales 8West Wales 2North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dorises lived in london

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    What are the most common Doris first names?

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    Common jobs for Dorises

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    Commmon female occupations for Dorises in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Cook Domestic

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Servant

    5

    General Servant

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    Commmon male occupations for Dorises in 1921

    General Labourer

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Clerks

    4

    Postman

    4

    Carpenter

    3

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