Origins of the Carrol surname

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    In 1921, most Carrols lived in london

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    9,600 Carrols found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carrol

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    Common jobs for Carrols

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

    Common female occupations for Carrols in 1921

    Charwoman

    44

    Servant

    43

    Domestic Servant

    41

    House Servant

    38

    General Servant

    35

    Common male occupations for Carrols in 1921

    Coal Miner

    101

    General Labourer

    87

    Dock Labourer

    43

    Tailor

    38

    Hawker

    33

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