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Origins of the Nurse surname

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    In 1921, most Nurses lived in london

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    1,800 Nurse Travel & migration records
    14,000 Nurses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nurse

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    What are the most common Nurse first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Nurses

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

    Common female occupations for Nurses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Laundress

    51

    Living On Own Means

    35

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Common male occupations for Nurses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    116

    Master

    104

    Farmer

    70

    Farm Labourer

    55

    Able Seaman

    39

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