Origins of the Waring surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 533Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 955East Midlands 166West Midlands 232East 67London 2295South East 162South West 98South Wales 16Mid Wales 16West WalesNorth Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Warings lived in london

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    5,700 Waring Travel & migration records
    39,000 Warings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waring

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    What are the most common Waring first names?

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    Common jobs for Warings

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

    Common female occupations for Warings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    371

    Dressmaker

    150

    Weaver

    126

    Domestic Servant

    100

    Cotton Winder

    83

    Common male occupations for Warings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    178

    General Labourer

    149

    Cotton Weaver

    143

    Agricultural Labourer

    125

    Carter

    108

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