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Origins of the Couling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 76West Midlands 9East 10London 71South East 114South West 35South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coulings lived in south-east

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    270 Couling Travel & migration records
    4,100 Coulings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Couling

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    What are the most common Couling first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Coulings

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

    Common female occupations for Coulings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Gloveress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Coulings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Paper Hanger

    23

    General Labourer

    17

    Carpenter

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

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