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Origins of the Plaster surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 3Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 6East Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 32London 91South East 24South West 32South Wales 10Mid Wales 20West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plasters lived in london

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    230 Plaster Travel & migration records
    2,100 Plasters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plaster

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    What are the most common Plaster first names?

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    Common jobs for Plasters

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

    Common female occupations for Plasters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Servant

    8

    Tailoress

    8

    Common male occupations for Plasters in 1921

    Carpenter

    33

    General Labourer

    18

    Carman

    9

    Farm Hands

    9

    Coal Miner

    7

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