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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 217North West 173Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 522East Midlands 247West Midlands 750East 1140London 4512South East 2605South West 1111South Wales 627Mid Wales 26West Wales 5North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nashs lived in london

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    26,000 Nash Travel & migration records
    140,000 Nashs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nash

    How common is your surname?

    278th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Nash surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Nash first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nashs

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

    Common female occupations for Nashs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    586

    Laundress

    520

    Domestic Servant

    388

    General Servant Domestic

    351

    Servant

    314

    Common male occupations for Nashs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    753

    General Labourer

    722

    Carpenter

    478

    Farm Labourer

    400

    Coal Miner

    303

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