Origins of the Nosworthy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 5West Midlands 8East 43London 81South East 33South West 142South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nosworthys lived in south-west

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    700 Nosworthy Travel & migration records
    3,400 Nosworthys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nosworthy

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    What are the most common Nosworthy first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nosworthys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nosworthys in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Dressmaker

    15

    Laundress

    15

    Annuitant

    14

    Farmers Wife

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Nosworthys in 1921

    Farmer

    41

    Farmers Son

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    11

    General Labourer

    11

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