Origins of the O'Hara surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 149North West 109Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 577East Midlands 18West Midlands 49East 12London 896South East 63South West 23South Wales 16Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most O'Haras lived in london

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    31,000 O'Hara Travel & migration records
    22,000 O'Haras found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for O'haras

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

    Common female occupations for O'haras in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    85

    Worsted Spinner

    78

    Dressmaker

    75

    Hawker

    68

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Common male occupations for O'haras in 1921

    General Labourer

    164

    Coal Miner

    163

    Hawker

    83

    Dock Labourer

    81

    Tailor

    79

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