Origins of the Farish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 61North West 200Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 2West Midlands 1East 20London 110South East 5South West 2South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Farishs lived in north-west

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    740 Farish Travel & migration records
    4,000 Farishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Farish

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Farishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    House Keeper

    14

    Farmers Wife

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Farishs in 1921

    Farmer

    32

    Coal Miner

    31

    Joiner

    31

    Blacksmith

    19

    Draper

    19

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