Origins of the Sauvage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 8London 12South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sauvages lived in undefined

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    170 Sauvage Travel & migration records
    1,400 Sauvages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sauvage

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    What are the most common Sauvage first names?

    John

    Thomas

    Elizabeth

    Belle

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    Common jobs for Sauvages

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sauvages in 1921

    Charwoman

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Fishermans Wife

    7

    Annuitant

    6

    At Home

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Sauvages in 1921

    Fisherman

    30

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Gardener

    12

    Shoemaker

    9

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