Origins of the Harold surname

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    In 1921, most Harolds lived in london

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    3,800 Harold Travel & migration records
    7,600 Harolds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harold

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    What are the most common Harold first names?

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    Common jobs for Harolds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harolds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Harolds in 1921

    Tailor

    33

    General Labourer

    27

    Butcher

    25

    Bricklayer

    23

    Cabinet Maker

    20

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