Origins of the Small surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 323North West 115Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 284East Midlands 120West Midlands 689East 192London 1177South East 689South West 385South Wales 110Mid Wales 18West Wales 8North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smalls lived in london

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    19,000 Small Travel & migration records
    75,000 Smalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Small

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    580th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Small surname. The oldest one dates back to 1194.

    Who were Smalls most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Small first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Smalls

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

    Common female occupations for Smalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    390

    Laundress

    230

    Domestic Servant

    194

    General Servant Domestic

    150

    House Servant

    139

    Common male occupations for Smalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    333

    Carpenter

    289

    General Labourer

    280

    Coal Miner

    219

    Farmer

    186

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