Origins of the Elgar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 14West Midlands 11East 33London 201South East 199South West 8South Wales 2Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elgars lived in london

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    690 Elgar Travel & migration records
    5,800 Elgars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elgar

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    What are the most common Elgar first names?

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    Common jobs for Elgars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elgars in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Dress Maker

    15

    Laundress

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Elgars in 1921

    Carpenter

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Tailor

    20

    Yeoman

    20

    Bricklayer

    19

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