Origins of the Spearing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 36Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 5West Midlands 14East 14London 275South East 116South West 142South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spearings lived in london

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    770 Spearing Travel & migration records
    6,600 Spearings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spearing

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    What are the most common Spearing first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Spearings

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

    Common female occupations for Spearings in 1921

    Laundress

    34

    Dressmaker

    27

    Servant

    17

    General Servant

    16

    Charwoman

    14

    Common male occupations for Spearings in 1921

    Carpenter

    34

    Farmer

    30

    Miller

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Butcher

    23

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