Origins of the Davison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5364North West 167Isle of Man 16Yorkshire 1592East Midlands 322West Midlands 134East 295London 1255South East 509South West 83South Wales 28Mid Wales 9West Wales 8North Wales 79Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Davisons lived in north-east

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    16,000 Davison Travel & migration records
    110,000 Davisons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Davison

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    347th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Davison first names?

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    Common jobs for Davisons

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

    Common female occupations for Davisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    499

    House Servant

    218

    Domestic Servant

    213

    General Servant Domestic

    193

    Living On Own Means

    176

    Common male occupations for Davisons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    1,267

    Coal Miner Hewer

    427

    Agricultural Labourer

    336

    General Labourer

    311

    Blacksmith

    271

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