Origins of the Moles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 7West Midlands 48East 143London 207South East 38South West 27South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moleses lived in london

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    730 Moles Travel & migration records
    5,800 Moleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moles

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    What are the most common Moles first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Moleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moleses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Dressmaker

    18

    Laundress

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Moleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    General Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Lighterman

    21

    Waterman

    21

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