Origins of the Moar surname

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    In 1921, most Moars lived in london

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    450 Moar Travel & migration records
    3,700 Moars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moar

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    What are the most common Moar first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Moars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moars in 1921

    Knitter

    122

    Farmer's Wife

    67

    Farmer's Daur

    42

    Farmers Wife

    42

    Stocking Knitter

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Moars in 1921

    Fisherman

    87

    Farmer

    73

    Farmer's Son

    44

    Farm Servant

    31

    Shoemaker

    20

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