Origins of the Yapp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 10West Midlands 140East 13London 68South East 68South West 15South Wales 29Mid Wales 29West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yapps lived in west-midlands

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    550 Yapp Travel & migration records
    5,900 Yapps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yapp

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    What are the most common Yapp first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Yapps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yapps in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    Dressmaker

    19

    Housekeeper

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Gloveress

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Yapps in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farmer

    37

    General Labourer

    34

    Tailor

    33

    Farm Labourer

    27

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