Origins of the Cooley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 85East Midlands 63West Midlands 48East 60London 231South East 146South West 14South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cooleys lived in london

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    4,800 Cooley Travel & migration records
    8,500 Cooleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cooley

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    What are the most common Cooley first names?

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    Common jobs for Cooleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cooleys in 1921

    Laundress

    46

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Servant

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Cooleys in 1921

    Farm Hands

    82

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    80

    General Farmers

    58

    General Labourer

    53

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

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