Origins of the Morison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 41East Midlands 4West Midlands 4East 23London 110South East 64South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Morisons lived in london

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    4,900 Morison Travel & migration records
    18,000 Morisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Morisons

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    Commmon female occupations for Morisons in 1921

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    238

    Domestic Servant

    90

    At Home

    78

    General Servant

    75

    House Servant

    72

    Commmon male occupations for Morisons in 1921

    Crofter

    268

    Fisherman

    260

    Farmer

    144

    Weaver

    132

    Shoemaker

    113

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