Origins of the Grose surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 1Isle of Man 18Yorkshire 20East Midlands 16West Midlands 37East 24London 184South East 122South West 422South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Groses lived in south-west

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    2,300 Grose Travel & migration records
    9,200 Groses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grose

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    What are the most common Grose first names?

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    Common jobs for Groses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Groses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    House Servant

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Groses in 1921

    Clay Labourer

    53

    Farmer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    34

    Carpenter

    30

    Farmers Son

    28

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