Origins of the Joss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 18London 35South East 21South West 8South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Josses lived in london

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    1,100 Joss Travel & migration records
    4,000 Josses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Joss

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    What are the most common Joss first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Josses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Josses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Housekeeper

    26

    Dressmaker

    22

    F S

    15

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Josses in 1921

    Farm Servant

    43

    Farmer

    21

    Gardener

    16

    Farm Serv

    14

    Seaman

    14

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