Origins of the Moorehouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 137East Midlands 2West Midlands 1East 5London 42South East 14South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moorehouses lived in yorkshire

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    850 Moorehouse Travel & migration records
    1,800 Moorehouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moorehouse

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    What are the most common Moorehouse first names?

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    Common jobs for Moorehouses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moorehouses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    House Keeper

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

    Woollen Weaver

    6

    At Home

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Moorehouses in 1921

    Stone Mason

    15

    Coal Miner

    6

    Cotton Spinner

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Joiner

    5

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