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Origins of the Lapping surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 48East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 11London 25South East 15South West 12South Wales 38Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lappings lived in yorkshire

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    210 Lapping Travel & migration records
    1,200 Lappings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lapping

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    What are the most common Lapping first names?

    John

    William

    Margaret

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lappings

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

    Common female occupations for Lappings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Milliner

    4

    Common male occupations for Lappings in 1921

    General Labourer

    7

    Shipwright

    7

    Coal Miner

    4

    Labourer Leather Works (C)

    4

    Able Seaman

    3

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