Origins of the Skippon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 5West Midlands 7East 33London 15South East 4South West 7South WalesMid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skippons lived in east

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    100 Skippon Travel & migration records
    660 Skippons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Skippons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skippons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Daughter

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    Housekeeper

    2

    Newsagent Stationer

    2

    Nurse Maid

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Skippons in 1921

    Carpenter

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Clerk

    5

    Boy Clerk

    4

    Cordwainer

    4

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