Origins of the Jobson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 598North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 136East Midlands 52West Midlands 86East 146London 317South East 142South West 12South Wales 21Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jobsons lived in north-east

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    1,900 Jobson Travel & migration records
    18,000 Jobsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jobson

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Jobsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jobsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    86

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Laundress

    35

    Living On Own Means

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Jobsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    169

    Agricultural Labourer

    124

    Coal Miner Hewer

    74

    General Labourer

    73

    Joiner

    65

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