Origins of the Makepeace surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 310North West 8Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 38East Midlands 58West Midlands 142East 41London 122South East 71South West 14South Wales 8Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Makepeaces lived in north-east

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    940 Makepeace Travel & migration records
    9,000 Makepeaces found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Makepeace first names?

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    Common jobs for Makepeaces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Makepeaces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    50

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Laundress

    19

    House Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Makepeaces in 1921

    Coal Miner

    84

    Coal Miner Hewer

    46

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Butcher

    29

    Farmer

    29

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