Origins of the Norgrove surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 11Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 7West Midlands 106East 13London 36South East 17South West 14South Wales 19Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Norgroves lived in west-midlands

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    220 Norgrove Travel & migration records
    3,200 Norgroves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Norgrove

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    Common jobs for Norgroves

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

    Commmon female occupations for Norgroves in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Housemaid Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Norgroves in 1921

    Farmer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    12

    Tanner

    12

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