Origins of the Orange surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 246East Midlands 83West Midlands 53East 15London 90South East 61South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oranges lived in yorkshire

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    650 Orange Travel & migration records
    5,900 Oranges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Orange

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    What are the most common Orange first names?

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    Common jobs for Oranges

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

    Common female occupations for Oranges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Charwoman

    11

    General Servant

    9

    Annuitant

    8

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Common male occupations for Oranges in 1921

    Coal Miner

    38

    General Labourer

    27

    Cabinet Maker

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Frame Work Knitter

    14

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