Origins of the Barras surname

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    In 1921, most Barrases lived in north-east

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    610 Barras Travel & migration records
    5,400 Barrases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barras

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    What are the most common Barras first names?

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    Common jobs for Barrases

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barrases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Cook

    11

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Barrases in 1921

    Coal Miner

    111

    Slater

    27

    Pitman

    19

    Bricklayer

    18

    General Labourer

    18

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