Origins of the Bearcroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 3West Midlands 72East 12London 11South East 6South West 13South Wales 29Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bearcrofts lived in west-midlands

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    160 Bearcroft Travel & migration records
    1,500 Bearcrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bearcroft

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    What are the most common Bearcroft first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bearcrofts

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

    Common female occupations for Bearcrofts in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    Gloveress

    7

    Cook

    5

    Farmer Daughter

    5

    At Home

    4

    Common male occupations for Bearcrofts in 1921

    Gardener

    13

    General Labourer

    13

    Market Gardener

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Blacksmith

    7

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