Origins of the Gamble surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 211North West 107Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 677East Midlands 1130West Midlands 222East 218London 626South East 283South West 40South Wales 14Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gambles lived in east-midlands

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    12,000 Gamble Travel & migration records
    44,000 Gambles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gamble

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    890th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Gamble surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Gamble first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gambles

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

    Common female occupations for Gambles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    189

    Laundress

    107

    Domestic Servant

    91

    Living On Own Means

    73

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    Common male occupations for Gambles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    232

    General Labourer

    132

    Farm Labourer

    117

    Coal Miner

    107

    Carpenter

    102

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