Origins of the Applegate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 24West Midlands 5East 121London 128South East 47South West 66South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Applegates lived in london

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    1,200 Applegate Travel & migration records
    5,600 Applegates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Applegate

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    What are the most common Applegate first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Applegates

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

    Common female occupations for Applegates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Applegates in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    32

    Farmer

    22

    Lab

    22

    Farm Labourer

    21

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