Origins of the Barfield surname

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    In 1921, most Barfields lived in london

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    540 Barfield Travel & migration records
    7,100 Barfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barfield

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    What are the most common Barfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Barfields

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

    Common female occupations for Barfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Laundress

    21

    House Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Common male occupations for Barfields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    78

    Farm Hands

    50

    Farm Labourer

    34

    Carpenter

    23

    General Labourer

    22

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