Origins of the Strange surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 63Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 74East Midlands 94West Midlands 74East 233London 893South East 428South West 307South Wales 97Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stranges lived in london

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    4,700 Strange Travel & migration records
    32,000 Stranges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Strange

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    What are the most common Strange first names?

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    Common jobs for Stranges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stranges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    153

    Laundress

    143

    Living On Own Means

    99

    Domestic Servant

    94

    General Servant

    77

    Commmon male occupations for Stranges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    197

    General Labourer

    121

    Farm Labourer

    109

    Farmer

    98

    Butcher

    82

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