Origins of the Pears surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 299North West 90Isle of ManYorkshire 228East Midlands 167West Midlands 80East 53London 176South East 63South West 37South Wales 10Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pearses lived in north-east

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    1,600 Pears Travel & migration records
    14,000 Pearses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pears first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pearses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pearses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    65

    House Servant

    41

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Living On Own Means

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Pearses in 1921

    Farmer

    88

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

    Coal Miner

    64

    General Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    34

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