Origins of the Skipper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 83North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 18West Midlands 12East 431London 349South East 199South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skippers lived in east

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    940 Skipper Travel & migration records
    11,000 Skippers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skipper

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    What are the most common Skipper first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Skippers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skippers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    34

    Charwoman

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Skippers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    132

    Farm Labourer

    84

    Carpenter

    63

    Bricklayer

    44

    General Labourer

    43

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