Origins of the Vest surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 113North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 7West Midlands 9East 1London 8South East 7South West 6South Wales 14Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Vests lived in north-east

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    410 Vest Travel & migration records
    1,300 Vests found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vest

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    What are the most common Vest first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Vests

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

    Commmon female occupations for Vests in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Pitman

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Housemaid Domestic

    4

    None

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Vests in 1921

    Farm Hands

    48

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    35

    Coal Miner

    23

    General Farmers

    19

    Tailor

    17

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