Origins of the Care surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 55West Midlands 85East 28London 118South East 170South West 140South Wales 9Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cares lived in south-east

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    1,300 Care Travel & migration records
    9,000 Cares found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Care

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    What are the most common Care first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cares

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cares in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    40

    House Servant

    28

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Cares in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    85

    Fisherman

    64

    Farmer

    44

    General Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    29

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