Origins of the Snape surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 298Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 218East Midlands 105West Midlands 630East 26London 1984South East 45South West 27South Wales 6Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Snapes lived in london

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    2,200 Snape Travel & migration records
    28,000 Snapes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Snape

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    Common jobs for Snapes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Snapes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    414

    Cotton Winder

    93

    Weaver

    91

    Weaver Cotton

    89

    House Keeper

    67

    Commmon male occupations for Snapes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    203

    Coal Miner

    142

    Cotton Spinner

    115

    General Labourer

    92

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

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