Origins of the Scarff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 8Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 29East Midlands 5West Midlands 7East 181London 101South East 43South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scarffs lived in east

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    580 Scarff Travel & migration records
    4,200 Scarffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scarff

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    What are the most common Scarff first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Scarffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scarffs in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    14

    Tailoress

    13

    Housemaid Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Scarffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    26

    General Labourer

    14

    Shoemaker

    14

    Mariner

    12

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