Origins of the Marples surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 25Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 626East Midlands 335West Midlands 12East 8London 75South East 19South West 4South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Marpleses lived in yorkshire

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    780 Marples Travel & migration records
    9,100 Marpleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Marples

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    What are the most common Marples first names?

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    Common jobs for Marpleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marpleses in 1921

    Cutler

    28

    Dressmaker

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Charwoman

    17

    Nil

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Marpleses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    120

    Joiner

    55

    Coal Miner Hewer

    54

    Cutler

    37

    Joiners Tool Maker

    35

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