Origins of the Agar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 285North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 335East Midlands 90West Midlands 17East 50London 154South East 59South West 26South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Agars lived in yorkshire

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    2,600 Agar Travel & migration records
    12,000 Agars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Agar

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    What are the most common Agar first names?

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    Common jobs for Agars

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

    Common female occupations for Agars in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Laundress

    28

    House Servant

    25

    Common male occupations for Agars in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Farmer

    52

    Coal Miner

    44

    Tailor

    41

    Farm Labourer

    36

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