Origins of the Garth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 159East Midlands 6West Midlands 5East 1London 330South East 19South West 7South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garths lived in london

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    1,200 Garth Travel & migration records
    6,300 Garths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Garth

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    What are the most common Garth first names?

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    Common jobs for Garths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Garths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    40

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Weaver Cotton

    16

    Cotton Winder

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Garths in 1921

    Farmer

    45

    Carter

    35

    General Labourer

    29

    Coachmaker

    27

    Joiner

    24

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