Origins of the Mole surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 475North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 85East Midlands 50West Midlands 322East 208London 412South East 186South West 90South Wales 34Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moles lived in north-east

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    2,200 Mole Travel & migration records
    25,000 Moles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mole

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    What are the most common Mole first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Moles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    106

    Laundress

    85

    General Servant Domestic

    75

    House Servant

    58

    Domestic Servant

    55

    Commmon male occupations for Moles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    145

    Coal Miner

    128

    General Labourer

    94

    Bricklayer

    80

    Farm Labourer

    79

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