Origins of the Cleave surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 12West Midlands 15East 42London 155South East 57South West 236South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cleaves lived in south-west

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    880 Cleave Travel & migration records
    8,200 Cleaves found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cleaves

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    Common female occupations for Cleaves in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    Dress Maker

    20

    Farmers Wife

    20

    Farmers Daughter

    19

    Laundress

    18

    Common male occupations for Cleaves in 1921

    Farmer

    114

    Farmers Son

    51

    Carpenter

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    30

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