Origins of the Careless surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 37West Midlands 193East 69London 30South East 14South West 25South Wales 8Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carelesses lived in west-midlands

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    310 Careless Travel & migration records
    6,700 Carelesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Careless

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    What are the most common Careless first names?

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    Common jobs for Carelesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carelesses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    25

    General Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Carelesses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Locksmith

    30

    Farmer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    22

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