Origins of the Cale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 29West Midlands 128East 23London 123South East 54South West 65South Wales 56Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cales lived in west-midlands

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    1,800 Cale Travel & migration records
    7,800 Cales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cale

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    Who were Cales most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Cale first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    House Servant

    30

    Laundress

    30

    Servant

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Cales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Bricklayer

    36

    Carpenter

    33

    Coal Miner

    33

    Farmer

    28

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