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Origins of the Drabble surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 105Isle of ManYorkshire 577East Midlands 214West Midlands 11East 7London 194South East 40South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drabbles lived in yorkshire

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    770 Drabble Travel & migration records
    10,000 Drabbles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Drabble

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    What are the most common Drabble first names?

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    Common jobs for Drabbles

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

    Common female occupations for Drabbles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Cutler

    29

    House Servant

    26

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Common male occupations for Drabbles in 1921

    Cutler

    73

    General Labourer

    45

    Coal Miner

    43

    Carter

    30

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

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