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Origins of the Carling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 333North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 198East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 21London 96South East 37South West 20South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carlings lived in north-east

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    1,000 Carling Travel & migration records
    7,800 Carlings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carling

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    What are the most common Carling first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Carlings

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

    Common female occupations for Carlings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    House Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    16

    General Servant

    14

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Common male occupations for Carlings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    47

    Farmer

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    General Labourer

    25

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