Origins of the Sloper surname

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    In 1921, most Slopers lived in london

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    510 Sloper Travel & migration records
    5,200 Slopers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sloper

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    What are the most common Sloper first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Slopers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slopers in 1921

    Widow

    34

    Lab

    27

    Dressmaker

    18

    Living On Own Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Slopers in 1921

    Yeoman

    43

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Lab

    31

    Farmer

    27

    General Labourer

    24

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