Origins of the Shove surname

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    In 1921, most Shoves lived in south-east

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    340 Shove Travel & migration records
    1,600 Shoves found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shove

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    What are the most common Shove first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shoves

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

    Common female occupations for Shoves in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Housemaid Domestic

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Shoves in 1921

    General Labourer

    14

    Distiller

    11

    Wheelwright

    11

    Blacksmith

    10

    Carpenter

    10

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