Origins of the Lapworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 72West Midlands 283East 18London 105South East 43South West 19South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lapworths lived in west-midlands

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    480 Lapworth Travel & migration records
    5,900 Lapworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lapworth

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    What are the most common Lapworth first names?

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    Common jobs for Lapworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lapworths in 1921

    Laundress

    32

    Dressmaker

    25

    Ribbon Weaver

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Silk Winder

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Lapworths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Coal Miner

    24

    General Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Gardener

    13

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