Origins of the Clee surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 4West Midlands 159East 10London 57South East 32South West 135South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West Wales 34North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Clees lived in west-midlands

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    650 Clee Travel & migration records
    6,500 Clees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Clee

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    What are the most common Clee first names?

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    Common jobs for Clees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Clees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    House Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Clees in 1921

    Farmer

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Chain Maker

    28

    General Labourer

    27

    Tailor

    27

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