Origins of the Dearing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 261East Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 54London 272South East 125South West 12South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dearings lived in london

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    1,000 Dearing Travel & migration records
    6,700 Dearings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dearing

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    What are the most common Dearing first names?

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    Common jobs for Dearings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dearings in 1921

    Laundress

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Dressmaker

    23

    Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Dearings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    General Labourer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Brickmaker

    18

    Carpenter

    18

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