Origins of the Stiff surname

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    In 1921, most Stiffs lived in east

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    940 Stiff Travel & migration records
    10,000 Stiffs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Stiff first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stiffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stiffs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Laundress

    25

    Dressmaker

    22

    Housemaid Domestic

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Stiffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    113

    Farm Labourer

    66

    Bricklayer

    53

    General Labourer

    37

    Baker

    31

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