Origins of the Handcock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 11West Midlands 15East 6London 66South East 48South West 62South Wales 22Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Handcocks lived in london

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    870 Handcock Travel & migration records
    6,000 Handcocks found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Handcock first names?

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    Common jobs for Handcocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Handcocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    House Servant

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Laundress

    18

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Handcocks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Coal Miner

    33

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    22

    Tailor

    19

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