Origins of the Pool surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 19Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 215East Midlands 75West Midlands 62East 101London 284South East 148South West 102South Wales 15Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pools lived in london

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    4,300 Pool Travel & migration records
    31,000 Pools found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pool

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    What are the most common Pool first names?

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    Common jobs for Pools

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pools in 1921

    Dressmaker

    153

    House Servant

    107

    Laundress

    94

    Servant

    88

    Domestic Servant

    72

    Commmon male occupations for Pools in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    238

    Coal Miner

    137

    Farmer

    115

    Farm Labourer

    104

    Carter

    96

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