Origins of the Sherborne surname

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    In 1921, most Sherbornes lived in south-west

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    130 Sherborne Travel & migration records
    2,100 Sherbornes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sherborne

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    What are the most common Sherborne first names?

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    Common jobs for Sherbornes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sherbornes in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Dressmaker

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    Cook Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Sherbornes in 1921

    Carpenter

    22

    Farmer

    21

    General Labourer

    9

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Printer

    7

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