Origins of the Postgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 131East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 5London 8South East 2South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Postgates lived in yorkshire

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    110 Postgate Travel & migration records
    1,100 Postgates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Postgate

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    What are the most common Postgate first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Postgates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Postgates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    At Home

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Daughter Of A Mariner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Postgates in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Ironstone Miner

    6

    Joiner

    4

    Mason

    4

    Colliery Joiner

    3

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