Origins of the Mist surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 16Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 4East 16London 83South East 84South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mists lived in south-east

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    370 Mist Travel & migration records
    2,200 Mists found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mist

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    What are the most common Mist first names?

    Grey

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mists

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mists in 1921

    General Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Cook Domestic

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Pauper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Mists in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Founder

    17

    Yeoman

    16

    Farmer

    13

    General Labourer

    13

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