Origins of the Sage surname

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    In 1921, most Sages lived in london

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    4,600 Sage Travel & migration records
    27,000 Sages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sage

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    What are the most common Sage first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sages

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sages in 1921

    Dressmaker

    133

    Laundress

    106

    Domestic Servant

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    General Servant

    55

    Commmon male occupations for Sages in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    187

    Farm Labourer

    137

    Coal Miner

    128

    General Labourer

    84

    Carpenter

    71

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