Origins of the Double surname

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    In 1921, most Doubles lived in london

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    430 Double Travel & migration records
    6,400 Doubles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Double

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    What are the most common Double first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Doubles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Doubles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Laundress

    32

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Cook Domestic

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Doubles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    28

    Sawyer

    22

    Baker

    18

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