Origins of the Loose surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 24Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 6East Midlands 13West Midlands 25East 112London 67South East 28South West 1South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Looses lived in east

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    520 Loose Travel & migration records
    3,000 Looses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Loose

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    What are the most common Loose first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Looses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Looses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    House Keeper

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Housekeeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Looses in 1921

    Fisherman

    34

    General Labourer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Groom

    9

    Carpenter

    8

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