Origins of the Gearey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 4London 13South East 36South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Geareys lived in south-east

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    360 Gearey Travel & migration records
    1,300 Geareys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gearey

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    What are the most common Gearey first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Geareys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Geareys in 1921

    Laundress

    5

    Living On Her Own Means

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Geareys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    General Labourer

    9

    Tailor

    6

    Farm Labourer

    4

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