Origins of the Morecroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 36Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 3East Midlands 30West Midlands 30East 19London 117South East 35South West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Morecrofts lived in london

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    280 Morecroft Travel & migration records
    2,800 Morecrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Morecroft

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    What are the most common Morecroft first names?

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    Common jobs for Morecrofts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Morecrofts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Morecrofts in 1921

    Butcher

    25

    Coal Miner

    12

    Bricklayer

    9

    Joiner

    9

    Blacksmith

    7

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