Origins of the Spice surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 11West Midlands 25East 54London 203South East 511South West 20South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spices lived in south-east

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    1,000 Spice Travel & migration records
    7,700 Spices found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spice

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    We have for the Spice surname. The oldest one dates back to 1552.

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    What are the most common Spice first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Spices

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spices in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    House Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Spices in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    79

    Farm Labourer

    48

    Brickfield Labourer

    37

    General Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    27

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