Origins of the Hares surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 18West Midlands 34East 14London 57South East 20South West 168South Wales 42Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hareses lived in south-west

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    560 Hares Travel & migration records
    6,200 Hareses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hares

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    What are the most common Hares first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hareses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hareses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Laundress

    26

    Dressmaker

    23

    House Servant

    18

    Tailoress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Hareses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    39

    Coal Miner

    36

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

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