Origins of the Gospel surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 14West MidlandsEastLondon 4South EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gospels lived in yorkshire

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    100 Gospel Travel & migration records
    840 Gospels found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gospel

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    What are the most common Gospel first names?

    John

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gospels

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gospels in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Tailoress

    4

    Domestic Servant

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Lodging House Keeper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gospels in 1921

    Farmer

    17

    Bricklayer

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Farmers Son

    5

    General Labourer

    4

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