Origins of the Jephson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 87West Midlands 7East 7London 20South East 9South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jephsons lived in east-midlands

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    450 Jephson Travel & migration records
    2,700 Jephsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jephson

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    Common jobs for Jephsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jephsons in 1921

    Laundress

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Jephsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    29

    Vintner

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Joiner

    9

    Clerk

    8

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