Origins of the Isbister surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 20London 14South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Isbisters lived in north-east

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    2,900 Isbisters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Isbister

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Isbisters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Isbisters in 1921

    Knitter

    38

    Farmer's Wife

    29

    Farmers Wife

    25

    Farmer's Daur

    24

    Dressmaker

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Isbisters in 1921

    Farmer

    74

    Fisherman

    70

    Mason

    26

    Farmer's Son

    25

    Farmers Son

    25

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