Origins of the Servant surname

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    In 1921, most Servants lived in yorkshire

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    330 Servant Travel & migration records
    1,700 Servants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Servant

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    What are the most common Servant first names?

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    Common jobs for Servants

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

    Commmon female occupations for Servants in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Servants in 1921

    Blacksmith

    16

    Weaver

    10

    Printer

    7

    Brush Maker

    6

    Currier

    6

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