Origins of the Langstaff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 109North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 188East Midlands 27West Midlands 1East 10London 55South East 32South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Langstaffs lived in yorkshire

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    1,100 Langstaff Travel & migration records
    5,000 Langstaffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Langstaff

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    Common jobs for Langstaffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Langstaffs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Living On Own Means

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Langstaffs in 1921

    Farmer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Coal Miner

    24

    General Labourer

    22

    Butcher

    15

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