Origins of the Grubb surname

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    In 1921, most Grubbs lived in london

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    2,900 Grubb Travel & migration records
    17,000 Grubbs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grubbs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grubbs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    88

    Laundress

    76

    Domestic Servant

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    General Servant

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Grubbs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    102

    General Labourer

    59

    Carpenter

    46

    Farm Hands

    46

    Farm Labourer

    44

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