Origins of the Overson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 18West Midlands 7East 41London 9South East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oversons lived in east

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    130 Overson Travel & migration records
    1,000 Oversons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Overson

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    What are the most common Overson first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Ann

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    Common jobs for Oversons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Oversons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Weaver

    4

    Inmate

    3

    Pauper

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Oversons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Ag Labourer

    11

    Agl Labourer

    6

    Ag Lab Son

    5

    Farm Labourer

    5

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