Origins of the Scargill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 534East Midlands 33West Midlands 3East 4London 48South East 12South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scargills lived in yorkshire

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    130 Scargill Travel & migration records
    4,900 Scargills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Scargills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scargills in 1921

    Blanket Weaver

    23

    Woollen Weaver

    23

    Cloth Weaver

    19

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Scargills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    119

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    Blacksmith

    14

    Farmer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    12

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