Origins of the Stopford surname

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    In 1921, most Stopfords lived in london

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    1,000 Stopford Travel & migration records
    6,200 Stopfords found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Stopford first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stopfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stopfords in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    105

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Hat Trimmer

    23

    Weaver Cotton

    22

    Cotton Winder

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Stopfords in 1921

    Hatter

    44

    Coal Miner

    37

    Yeoman

    28

    Cotton Spinner

    20

    Carter

    19

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