Origins of the Scragg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 300Isle of ManYorkshire 55East Midlands 16West Midlands 366East 30London 286South East 56South West 21South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scraggs lived in west-midlands

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    710 Scragg Travel & migration records
    9,800 Scraggs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scragg

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    Common jobs for Scraggs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scraggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Housekeeper

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    General Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Scraggs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    70

    Joiner

    42

    Farmer

    37

    General Labourer

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

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