Origins of the Shorrock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 54Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 67East Midlands 7West Midlands 6East 8London 1646South East 12South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shorrocks lived in london

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    1,100 Shorrock Travel & migration records
    14,000 Shorrocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shorrock

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    What are the most common Shorrock first names?

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    Common jobs for Shorrocks

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

    Common female occupations for Shorrocks in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    667

    Weaver

    166

    Weaver Cotton

    125

    Cotton Winder

    89

    Housekeeper

    49

    Common male occupations for Shorrocks in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    339

    Weaver

    123

    Weaver Cotton

    79

    Joiner

    67

    Farmer

    62

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