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Origins of the Gaze surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 25West Midlands 8East 154London 130South East 76South West 30South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gazes lived in east

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    740 Gaze Travel & migration records
    5,400 Gazes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gaze first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gazes

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

    Common female occupations for Gazes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Living On Own Means

    21

    Charwoman

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    13

    Common male occupations for Gazes in 1921

    Carpenter

    64

    Farmer

    45

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    18

    Blacksmith

    13

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