Origins of the Ivison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 108North West 178Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 3West Midlands 7EastLondon 79South East 29South West 3South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ivisons lived in north-west

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    430 Ivison Travel & migration records
    4,200 Ivisons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ivison

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    What are the most common Ivison first names?

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    Common jobs for Ivisons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ivisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Dress Maker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Ivisons in 1921

    Blacksmith

    29

    Boatswain

    20

    General Labourer

    19

    Joiner

    19

    Coal Miner

    13

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