Origins of the Holbrook surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 104Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 162East Midlands 215West Midlands 70East 150London 424South East 240South West 339South Wales 88Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holbrooks lived in london

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    3,800 Holbrook Travel & migration records
    22,000 Holbrooks found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Holbrook first names?

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    Common jobs for Holbrooks

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    Commmon female occupations for Holbrooks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    109

    Laundress

    73

    Charwoman

    50

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    Living On Own Means

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Holbrooks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    122

    General Labourer

    92

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    Farm Hands

    72

    Carpenter

    60

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