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Origins of the Sangster surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 8West Midlands 10East 31London 169South East 67South West 1South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sangsters lived in london

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    3,400 Sangster Travel & migration records
    10,000 Sangsters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sangster

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    What are the most common Sangster first names?

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sangsters

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

    Common female occupations for Sangsters in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    62

    F S

    56

    Dressmaker

    51

    Housekeeper

    39

    Farmer's Wife

    36

    Common male occupations for Sangsters in 1921

    Farmer

    102

    Farm Servant

    76

    Blacksmith

    58

    Farm Serv

    50

    Shoemaker

    43

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