Origins of the Guest surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 95North West 302Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 1883East Midlands 231West Midlands 1802East 135London 1338South East 294South West 243South Wales 114Mid Wales 23West WalesNorth Wales 65Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Guests lived in yorkshire

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    8,500 Guest Travel & migration records
    68,000 Guests found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Guest

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    653rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Guest surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Guest first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Guests

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

    Commmon female occupations for Guests in 1921

    Dressmaker

    225

    Domestic Servant

    156

    General Servant Domestic

    148

    Laundress

    136

    Cotton Weaver

    102

    Commmon male occupations for Guests in 1921

    Coal Miner

    541

    General Labourer

    253

    Coal Miner Hewer

    211

    Agricultural Labourer

    175

    Farm Labourer

    147

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