Origins of the Shave surname

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    In 1921, most Shaves lived in london

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    660 Shave Travel & migration records
    6,900 Shaves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shave

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    What are the most common Shave first names?

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    Common jobs for Shaves

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shaves in 1921

    Laundress

    39

    Dressmaker

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Housemaid Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Shaves in 1921

    Carpenter

    41

    Fireman

    33

    Farmer

    30

    Thatcher

    30

    Farm Labourer

    29

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