Origins of the Guise surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 5Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 21East Midlands 14West Midlands 208East 11London 38South East 19South West 28South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Guises lived in west-midlands

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    690 Guise Travel & migration records
    4,500 Guises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Guise

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    What are the most common Guise first names?

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    Common jobs for Guises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Guises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Gloveress

    18

    Dress Maker

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Guises in 1921

    Bricklayer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Carpenter

    16

    General Labourer

    15

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