Origins of the Gass surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 45Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 10East Midlands 7West Midlands 12East 14London 80South East 44South West 25South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gasses lived in london

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    1,800 Gass Travel & migration records
    4,400 Gasses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gasses

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    Commmon female occupations for Gasses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    General Servant

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Farmers Sister

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Gasses in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    General Labourer

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Servant

    17

    Baker

    16

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