Origins of the Loring surname

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    In 1921, most Lorings lived in london

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    1,500 Loring Travel & migration records
    1,500 Lorings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Loring

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    What are the most common Loring first names?

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    Common jobs for Lorings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lorings in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Dressmaker

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Lorings in 1921

    Husbandman

    12

    Carpenter

    10

    House Decorator

    10

    Painter

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    8

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