Origins of the Tearle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 35West Midlands 9East 184London 107South East 40South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tearles lived in east

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    340 Tearle Travel & migration records
    4,300 Tearles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tearle

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    What are the most common Tearle first names?

    Godfrey

    Edmund

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tearles

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

    Common female occupations for Tearles in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    56

    Straw Hat Sewer

    14

    Bonnet Sewer

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Common male occupations for Tearles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    General Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Butcher

    11

    Gardener

    10

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