Origins of the Shepheard surname

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    In 1921, most Shepheards lived in london

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    600 Shepheard Travel & migration records
    5,100 Shepheards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shepheard

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    Common jobs for Shepheards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shepheards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Widow

    18

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Shepheards in 1921

    Painter

    34

    Tailor

    27

    Yeoman

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Husbandman

    21

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