Origins of the York surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 180North West 38Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 203East Midlands 921West Midlands 349East 174London 720South East 288South West 117South Wales 72Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yorks lived in east-midlands

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    6,800 York Travel & migration records
    39,000 Yorks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about York

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    What are the most common York first names?

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    Common jobs for Yorks

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

    Common female occupations for Yorks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    152

    Laundress

    116

    Domestic Servant

    108

    House Servant

    81

    General Servant Domestic

    76

    Common male occupations for Yorks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    232

    Coal Miner

    207

    General Labourer

    151

    Farm Labourer

    131

    Blacksmith

    114

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