Origins of the Collar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 7West Midlands 11East 84London 78South East 138South West 11South Wales 19Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Collars lived in south-east

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    420 Collar Travel & migration records
    3,100 Collars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Collar

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    Who were Collars most likely to marry?

    Collar Or Coller Or Chollars
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    What are the most common Collar first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Sarah

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    Man with milk churns and census card collage
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    Common jobs for Collars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collars in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    Straw Plaiter

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Collars in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Shipwright

    18

    Carpenter

    16

    Cordwainer

    15

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