Origins of the Sanger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 12West Midlands 30East 57London 303South East 182South West 182South Wales 15Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sangers lived in london

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    1,900 Sanger Travel & migration records
    8,100 Sangers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sanger first names?

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    Common jobs for Sangers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sangers in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    42

    Lab

    36

    Laundress

    36

    Widow

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Sangers in 1921

    Yeoman

    51

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    General Labourer

    41

    Carpet Weaver

    33

    Carpenter

    25

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