Origins of the Cool surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 3Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 2East Midlands 1West Midlands 4East 1London 15South East 28South West 23South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cools lived in south-east

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    1,300 Cool Travel & migration records
    1,800 Cools found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cool

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    We have for the Cool surname. The oldest one dates back to 1820.

    Who were Cools most likely to marry?

    Mc Cools

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    Cole Or Coles Or Cool Or Cooles Or Cools Or Cowleses
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    What are the most common Cool first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cools

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cools in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    7

    Servant

    7

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    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Cools in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Lab

    13

    Farm Hands

    11

    Coal Miner

    9

    General Labourer

    8

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