Origins of the Sturgeon surname

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    In 1921, most Sturgeons lived in london

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    2,800 Sturgeon Travel & migration records
    11,000 Sturgeons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sturgeon

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    What are the most common Sturgeon first names?

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    Common jobs for Sturgeons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sturgeons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    71

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Laundress

    32

    Farmer

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Sturgeons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    113

    Carpenter

    76

    Farmer

    60

    Farm Labourer

    46

    General Labourer

    45

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