Origins of the Moors surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 158Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 28East Midlands 16West Midlands 61East 5London 136South East 52South West 57South Wales 3Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moorses lived in north-west

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    890 Moors Travel & migration records
    8,400 Moorses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moors

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    What are the most common Moors first names?

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    Common jobs for Moorses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moorses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    60

    Dressmaker

    31

    House Servant

    28

    Laundress

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Moorses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Coal Miner

    54

    Joiner

    28

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Carter

    26

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