Origins of the Moorse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 19London 55South East 12South West 31South Wales 3Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moorses lived in london

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    93 Moorse Travel & migration records
    1,200 Moorses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moorse

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    What are the most common Moorse first names?

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    Elizabeth

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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

    Glover

    11

    Laundress

    6

    Dressmaker

    4

    Coachman

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Moorses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Farmer

    7

    Ag Labour

    6

    Glover

    5

    Groom Domestic

    5

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