Origins of the Gast surname

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    In 1921, most Gasts lived in london

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    290 Gast Travel & migration records
    520 Gasts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gast

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    What are the most common Gast first names?

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    Common jobs for Gasts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gasts in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    Widow

    4

    Clothes Mangler

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gasts in 1921

    Fireman

    21

    Donkeyman

    9

    Farm Hands

    6

    Semiskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations

    6

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories

    6

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