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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 129North West 94Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1499East Midlands 208West Midlands 103East 339London 1275South East 453South West 140South Wales 31Mid Wales 1West Wales 3North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drivers lived in yorkshire

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    5,900 Driver Travel & migration records
    54,000 Drivers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Driver

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    932nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Driver surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Driver first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Drivers

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

    Common female occupations for Drivers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    349

    Dressmaker

    181

    Laundress

    120

    Worsted Weaver

    104

    General Servant Domestic

    99

    Common male occupations for Drivers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    256

    Farmer

    208

    Cotton Weaver

    206

    Farm Labourer

    170

    General Labourer

    148

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