Origins of the Scarth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 117North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 265East MidlandsWest Midlands 6East 3London 48South East 23South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scarths lived in yorkshire

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    770 Scarth Travel & migration records
    5,500 Scarths found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Scarth first names?

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    Common jobs for Scarths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scarths in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    24

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Dressmaker

    18

    Woollen Weaver

    14

    Cloth Weaver

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Scarths in 1921

    Farmer

    36

    Farmers Son

    28

    Grocer

    22

    Plumber

    18

    Tailor

    18

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