Origins of the Dring surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 96North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 94East Midlands 309West Midlands 43East 82London 165South East 107South West 44South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drings lived in east-midlands

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    1,200 Dring Travel & migration records
    13,000 Drings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dring

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    We have for the Dring surname. The oldest one dates back to 1558.

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    What are the most common Dring first names?

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    Common jobs for Drings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Drings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Housekeeper

    39

    Laundress

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    General Servant

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Drings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    94

    Farmer

    80

    Farm Labourer

    63

    Tailor

    57

    Blacksmith

    52

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