Origins of the Gorst surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 201Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 7West Midlands 9East 26London 598South East 13South West 7South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gorsts lived in london

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    690 Gorst Travel & migration records
    6,600 Gorsts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gorst first names?

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    Common jobs for Gorsts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gorsts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Farmers Daughter

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Housekeeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Gorsts in 1921

    Farmer

    82

    Farmers Son

    36

    Waterman

    33

    General Labourer

    32

    Joiner

    19

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