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Origins of the Scarr surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 218North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 133East Midlands 17West Midlands 9East 86London 119South East 33South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scarrs lived in north-east

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    700 Scarr Travel & migration records
    6,200 Scarrs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scarr

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    What are the most common Scarr first names?

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    Common jobs for Scarrs

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

    Common female occupations for Scarrs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Laundress

    23

    Cotton Weaver

    14

    Housekeeper

    13

    Farmers Wife

    11

    Common male occupations for Scarrs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner

    29

    General Labourer

    28

    Farmer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    18

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