Origins of the Lucas surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 277North West 358Isle of Man 23Yorkshire 875East Midlands 363West Midlands 1111East 949London 3307South East 2009South West 625South Wales 231Mid Wales 48West Wales 7North Wales 44Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lucases lived in london

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    23,000 Lucas Travel & migration records
    140,000 Lucases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lucas

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    268th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Lucas surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Lucas first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lucases

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lucases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    605

    Laundress

    457

    General Servant Domestic

    320

    Domestic Servant

    311

    Living On Own Means

    284

    Commmon male occupations for Lucases in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    617

    General Labourer

    507

    Bricklayer

    422

    Farmer

    400

    Carpenter

    387

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