Origins of the Fores surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 29West Midlands 1East 2London 24South East 5South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Foreses lived in east-midlands

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    110 Fores Travel & migration records
    760 Foreses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Fores first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Foreses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foreses in 1921

    Book Folder

    7

    Bookfolder

    5

    Housemaid

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    None

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Foreses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    5

    Draper

    4

    File Cutter

    4

    Coal Miner Hewer

    3

    Turner

    3

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