Origins of the Gears surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 57East Midlands 9West Midlands 12East 2London 20South East 10South West 2South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gearses lived in yorkshire

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    110 Gears Travel & migration records
    1,100 Gearses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gears first names?

    Thomas

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gearses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gearses in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    4

    At Home

    3

    Blacksmith's Daughter

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Gearses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    13

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Ag Labourer

    5

    General Labourer

    5

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