Origins of the Leaf surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 158East Midlands 35West Midlands 11East 11London 72South East 32South West 12South Wales 5Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leafs lived in yorkshire

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    850 Leaf Travel & migration records
    5,100 Leafs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leaf

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    What are the most common Leaf first names?

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    Common jobs for Leafs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leafs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Living On Own Means

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Housekeeper

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Leafs in 1921

    Joiner

    30

    Farmer

    22

    Sawyer

    21

    Tailor

    21

    Shipwright

    18

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