Origins of the Beard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 458Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 460East Midlands 369West Midlands 685East 902London 1820South East 919South West 1016South Wales 310Mid Wales 14West Wales 12North Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beards lived in london

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    9,500 Beard Travel & migration records
    82,000 Beards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beard

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    521st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Beard surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Beard first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    318

    Laundress

    245

    Cotton Weaver

    210

    General Servant Domestic

    196

    Domestic Servant

    186

    Commmon male occupations for Beards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    439

    General Labourer

    327

    Farmer

    299

    Farm Labourer

    260

    Carpenter

    235

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