Origins of the Proverbs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 2West Midlands 51East 3London 9South EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Proverbses lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Proverbses

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    Commmon female occupations for Proverbses in 1921

    House Servant

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    Tailoress

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Artist

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Proverbses in 1921

    Warehouseman

    7

    Coal Miner

    5

    Labourer General

    5

    Iron Puddler

    4

    Canal Labourer

    3

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