Origins of the Dales surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 196East Midlands 366West Midlands 21East 18London 61South East 31South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daleses lived in east-midlands

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    1,200 Dales Travel & migration records
    9,500 Daleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dales

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    What are the most common Dales first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Daleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Daleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    House Servant

    29

    Housekeeper

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Daleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    Farmer

    59

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Joiner

    30

    Shoemaker

    29

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