Origins of the Beale surname

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    In 1921, most Beales lived in london

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    6,200 Beale Travel & migration records
    41,000 Beales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beale

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    1000th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Beale first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    231

    Laundress

    134

    Domestic Servant

    101

    Living On Own Means

    91

    General Servant Domestic

    86

    Commmon male occupations for Beales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    207

    General Labourer

    137

    Farm Labourer

    123

    Carpenter

    118

    Farmer

    94

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