Origins of the Gate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 198Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 38East Midlands 12West Midlands 18East 35London 139South East 47South West 29South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gates lived in north-west

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    730 Gate Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Gate

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    What are the most common Gate first names?

    Ashton

    Carter

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gates

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    Commmon female occupations for Gates in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Servant

    20

    Dressmaker

    19

    Laundress

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Gates in 1921

    Farmer

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farmers Son

    28

    Joiner

    25

    Tailor

    22

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