Origins of the Leal surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 15West Midlands 11East 20London 78South East 153South West 10South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leals lived in south-east

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    920 Leal Travel & migration records
    3,200 Leals found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leal

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    What are the most common Leal first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Leals

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leals in 1921

    Laundress

    17

    Dressmaker

    15

    Living On Own Means

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Leals in 1921

    Bricklayer

    36

    Ab

    30

    Farm Hands

    22

    Tailor

    21

    Farmer

    12

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