Origins of the Grief surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 12West Midlands 8East 138London 17South East 4South West 1South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Griefs lived in east

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    200 Grief Travel & migration records
    1,600 Griefs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Grief first names?

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    Common jobs for Griefs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Griefs in 1921

    Laundress

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    9

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Griefs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    9

    Shepherd

    8

    Agricultural Laborer

    5

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