Origins of the South surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 85North West 26Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 507East Midlands 207West Midlands 100East 421London 690South East 323South West 70South Wales 23Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Souths lived in london

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    2,600 South Travel & migration records
    29,000 Souths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about South

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    What are the most common South first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Souths

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

    Common female occupations for Souths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    120

    General Servant Domestic

    99

    Laundress

    93

    Domestic Servant

    87

    General Servant

    79

    Common male occupations for Souths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    264

    General Labourer

    104

    Farm Labourer

    91

    Cutler

    72

    Bricklayer

    62

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