Origins of the Service surname

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    In 1921, most Services lived in london

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    2,300 Service Travel & migration records
    5,600 Services found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Service

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    What are the most common Service first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Services

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

    Commmon female occupations for Services in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Housekeeper

    22

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Private Means

    16

    Laundress

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Services in 1921

    Joiner

    45

    Blacksmith

    29

    Print Cutter

    19

    General Labourer

    15

    Cotton Spinner

    14

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