Origins of the Gulliver surname

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    In 1921, most Gullivers lived in london

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    1,400 Gulliver Travel & migration records
    10,000 Gullivers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gullivers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gullivers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Domestic Servant

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    General Servant

    26

    Laundress

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Gullivers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Farm Labourer

    54

    Farmer

    38

    Carpenter

    31

    General Labourer

    31

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