Origins of the Robert surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 71North West 101Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 169East Midlands 45West Midlands 138East 59London 545South East 127South West 178South Wales 47Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth Wales 111Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roberts lived in london

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    6,600 Robert Travel & migration records
    32,000 Roberts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Robert

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    What are the most common Robert first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Roberts

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    Commmon female occupations for Roberts in 1921

    House Servant

    255

    Dressmaker

    185

    General Servant

    139

    Servant

    132

    Domestic Servant

    119

    Commmon male occupations for Roberts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    233

    Coal Miner

    225

    Farmer

    181

    Carpenter

    137

    Yeoman

    126

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