Origins of the Phipps surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 107Isle of ManYorkshire 166East Midlands 210West Midlands 460East 218London 989South East 469South West 521South Wales 214Mid Wales 27West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Phippses lived in london

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    7,200 Phipps Travel & migration records
    46,000 Phippses found in all Census records

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    964th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Phipps first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Phippses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Phippses in 1921

    Laundress

    210

    Dressmaker

    177

    Domestic Servant

    117

    General Servant

    112

    General Servant Domestic

    106

    Commmon male occupations for Phippses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    234

    General Labourer

    220

    Coal Miner

    146

    Farm Labourer

    124

    Bricklayer

    112

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