Origins of the Legrice surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 33London 18South East 18South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Legrices lived in east

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    88 Legrice Travel & migration records
    760 Legrices found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Legrice

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    What are the most common Legrice first names?

    Charles

    Samuel

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Legrices

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

    Commmon female occupations for Legrices in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    5

    Reverend

    4

    Drapers Assistant

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Legrices in 1921

    Farmer

    17

    Grocer And Draper

    5

    Miller

    5

    Plasterer

    5

    Butcher

    4

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