Origins of the Ling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 27Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 155East Midlands 100West Midlands 120East 779London 1108South East 410South West 82South Wales 15Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lings lived in london

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    3,500 Ling Travel & migration records
    31,000 Lings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ling

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    We have for the Ling surname. The oldest one dates back to 1086.

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    What are the most common Ling first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    121

    General Servant Domestic

    90

    Laundress

    71

    General Servant

    69

    House Servant

    69

    Commmon male occupations for Lings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    262

    Farmer

    165

    Farm Labourer

    112

    General Labourer

    100

    Bricklayer

    86

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