Origins of the Ground surname

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    In 1921, most Grounds lived in london

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    200 Ground Travel & migration records
    1,600 Grounds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ground

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    What are the most common Ground first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Grounds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grounds in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Dressmaker

    7

    None

    6

    Teacher

    6

    Drapers Assistant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Grounds in 1921

    Farmer

    15

    Wheelwright

    15

    Grocer

    12

    Cordwainer

    11

    Cooper

    10

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