Origins of the Dorling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 2Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 65East Midlands 3West Midlands 11East 163London 283South East 97South West 15South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dorlings lived in london

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    390 Dorling Travel & migration records
    6,100 Dorlings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dorling

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    What are the most common Dorling first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dorlings

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    Commmon female occupations for Dorlings in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    Dressmaker

    23

    Housemaid Domestic

    19

    Tailoress

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Dorlings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Carman

    28

    Carpenter

    25

    Tailor

    24

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