Origins of the Fortune surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 132North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 244East Midlands 9West Midlands 7East 18London 224South East 92South West 125South Wales 25Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fortunes lived in yorkshire

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    4,300 Fortune Travel & migration records
    14,000 Fortunes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fortune

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    What are the most common Fortune first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fortunes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fortunes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Housekeeper

    36

    Laundress

    36

    House Servant

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Fortunes in 1921

    Nail Maker

    56

    Blacksmith

    54

    General Labourer

    51

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Joiner

    40

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