Origins of the Luce surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 7Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 11East Midlands 3West Midlands 25East 26London 65South East 36South West 62South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Luces lived in undefined

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    1,900 Luce Travel & migration records
    4,900 Luces found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Luce

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    What are the most common Luce first names?

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    Common jobs for Luces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Luces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Annuitant

    29

    Dress Maker

    27

    Laundress

    22

    Tailoress

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Luces in 1921

    Farmer

    76

    Carpenter

    46

    Farm Hands

    18

    Farmers Son

    17

    Mariner

    15

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