Origins of the Meares surname

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    In 1921, most Meareses lived in london

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    810 Meares Travel & migration records
    1,300 Meareses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Meares

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    Common jobs for Meareses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Meareses in 1921

    Private Means

    11

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Servant

    6

    Widow

    5

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Meareses in 1921

    Vintner

    16

    Plasterer

    11

    Blacksmith

    10

    Carman

    8

    Carpenter

    7

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