Shorthand Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shorthand Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shorthand family

Profession Census Frequency
Butcher 2
General Labourer 2
Corset Machinist Stay 2
Draper Assistant 1
Frutter Curler 1
Sales Man 1
Tailor 1
Errand Boy Port 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Joiners Tool Maker 1
Railway Porter 1
Warehouse Man File Trade 1
Warehouse Woman File Trade 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Foreman Painter Harge Works 1
Contractor's Carman Carm 1
Corset Maker Stay 1
Ironstone Labourer Miner 1
Shoe Finisher Boot M 1
Shoe Maker Boot M 1
Shoe Maker Boot Maker 1
Wheelwright 1
Manufacturering Chemist 1
Farm Labourer Agricultural 1
Shoe & Boot Maker 1

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