Origins of the Moores surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 648Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 109East Midlands 30West Midlands 154East 30London 1772South East 139South West 68South Wales 15Mid Wales 2West Wales 1North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mooreses lived in london

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    2,500 Moores Travel & migration records
    24,000 Mooreses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Moores first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mooreses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mooreses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    135

    Dressmaker

    57

    Charwoman

    55

    Cotton Winder

    52

    Silk Winder

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Mooreses in 1921

    General Labourer

    125

    Coal Miner

    84

    Agricultural Labourer

    77

    Carter

    75

    Cotton Spinner

    71

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