Origins of the Roebuck surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 58Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1763East Midlands 70West Midlands 31East 31London 402South East 53South West 18South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roebucks lived in yorkshire

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    1,600 Roebuck Travel & migration records
    19,000 Roebucks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Roebuck

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    Common jobs for Roebucks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Roebucks in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    65

    Dressmaker

    57

    Cotton Weaver

    42

    Domestic Servant

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Roebucks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    209

    Woollen Weaver

    95

    Coal Miner Hewer

    83

    General Labourer

    62

    Joiner

    43

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