Origins of the Dunlop surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 132North West 56Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 95East Midlands 10West Midlands 12East 67London 224South East 109South West 24South Wales 6Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dunlops lived in london

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    18,000 Dunlop Travel & migration records
    35,000 Dunlops found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dunlop

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    Common jobs for Dunlops

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dunlops in 1921

    Dressmaker

    223

    Housekeeper

    153

    Domestic Servant

    119

    House Keeper

    119

    Annuitant

    107

    Commmon male occupations for Dunlops in 1921

    Coal Miner

    381

    Farmer

    229

    Joiner

    164

    Shoemaker

    149

    Carter

    120

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