Origins of the Glass surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 284North West 64Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 83East Midlands 21West Midlands 56East 84London 544South East 251South West 120South Wales 18Mid Wales 2West Wales 3North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Glasses lived in london

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    11,000 Glass Travel & migration records
    29,000 Glasses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Glass

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    What are the most common Glass first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Glasses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Glasses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    199

    Domestic Servant

    86

    Housekeeper

    76

    House Servant

    75

    F S

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Glasses in 1921

    Tailor

    125

    Farm Hands

    114

    Shoemaker

    104

    Farmer

    97

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    87

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