Origins of the Moorcroft surname

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    In 1921, most Moorcrofts lived in london

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    1,300 Moorcroft Travel & migration records
    10,000 Moorcrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moorcroft

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    What are the most common Moorcroft first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Moorcrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moorcrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    37

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    House Servant

    23

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Moorcrofts in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    52

    Farmer

    51

    Bricklayer

    48

    Butcher

    46

    Carter

    43

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