Origins of the Greatorex surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 176East Midlands 463West Midlands 119East 17London 254South East 83South West 13South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greatorexs lived in east-midlands

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    570 Greatorex Travel & migration records
    10,000 Greatorexs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greatorex

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    What are the most common Greatorex first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Greatorexs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greatorexs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    House Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Greatorexs in 1921

    Farmer

    46

    General Labourer

    43

    Lead Miner

    32

    Coal Miner

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

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