Origins of the Grears surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 3West Midlands 7East 1London 16South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grearses lived in north-west

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    26 Grears Travel & migration records
    400 Grearses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grearses

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    Commmon female occupations for Grearses in 1921

    Cotton Framework Knitter

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Embosser

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Grearses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    Basket Maker

    3

    Cotton Framework Knitter

    3

    Farmer

    3

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