Origins of the Mossop surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 396Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 16East Midlands 8West Midlands 17East 5London 186South East 11South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mossops lived in north-west

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    1,200 Mossop Travel & migration records
    7,500 Mossops found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mossop

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    What are the most common Mossop first names?

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    Common jobs for Mossops

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mossops in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Domestic Servant

    25

    House Servant

    23

    Housekeeper

    21

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Mossops in 1921

    Farmer

    58

    Coal Miner

    55

    Farmers Son

    41

    Yeoman

    35

    Coal Miner Hewer

    34

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