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Origins of the Lovejoy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 4West Midlands 15East 51London 198South East 174South West 10South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lovejoys lived in london

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    1,300 Lovejoy Travel & migration records
    6,300 Lovejoys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lovejoy

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    What are the most common Lovejoy first names?

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    Common jobs for Lovejoys

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

    Common female occupations for Lovejoys in 1921

    Laundress

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Dressmaker

    18

    House Servant

    18

    Cook Domestic

    17

    Common male occupations for Lovejoys in 1921

    General Labourer

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Gardener

    28

    Carman

    22

    Carpenter

    21

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