Origins of the Phelps surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 10Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 92East Midlands 24West Midlands 148East 39London 535South East 233South West 612South Wales 187Mid Wales 24West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Phelpses lived in south-west

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    7,400 Phelps Travel & migration records
    27,000 Phelpses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Phelpses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Phelpses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    89

    Living On Own Means

    74

    None

    55

    Domestic Servant

    53

    Laundress

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Phelpses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    146

    Coal Miner

    130

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    107

    Agricultural Labourer

    105

    Farmer

    103

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