Origins of the Lavis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 3West Midlands 10East 20London 111South East 49South West 175South Wales 45Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lavises lived in south-west

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    1,200 Lavis Travel & migration records
    6,600 Lavises found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lavis first names?

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    Common jobs for Lavises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lavises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    House Servant

    27

    Servant

    22

    Cook Domestic

    16

    General Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Lavises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Carpenter

    38

    General Labourer

    26

    Tailor

    24

    Shipwright

    21

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