Origins of the Burling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 9West Midlands 19East 195London 254South East 74South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burlings lived in london

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    950 Burling Travel & migration records
    6,200 Burlings found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Burlings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burlings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    General Servant

    16

    At Home

    15

    Cook Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Burlings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    General Labourer

    39

    Farm Labourer

    32

    Tailor

    26

    Blacksmith

    19

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