Origins of the Shapcott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 7West Midlands 3East 19London 69South East 64South West 100South Wales 11Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shapcotts lived in south-west

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    350 Shapcott Travel & migration records
    3,500 Shapcotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shapcott

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    What are the most common Shapcott first names?

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    Common jobs for Shapcotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shapcotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Dress Maker

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Cook Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Shapcotts in 1921

    Tailor

    30

    Mason

    24

    Stone Mason

    12

    Boiler Maker

    10

    Cordwainer

    9

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