Origins of the Coles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 97Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 326East Midlands 1142West Midlands 497East 380London 1879South East 1045South West 1710South Wales 666Mid Wales 25West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coleses lived in london

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    11,000 Coles Travel & migration records
    100,000 Coleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coles

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    401st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Coles surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Coles first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Coleses

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

    Common female occupations for Coleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    558

    Laundress

    325

    Domestic Servant

    306

    General Servant Domestic

    284

    Living On Own Means

    227

    Common male occupations for Coleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    784

    General Labourer

    431

    Carpenter

    428

    Farm Labourer

    413

    Farmer

    320

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