Origins of the Share surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 13West Midlands 143East 6London 100South East 33South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shares lived in west-midlands

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    700 Share Travel & migration records
    3,900 Shares found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Share

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    What are the most common Share first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shares

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shares in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Dress Maker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Shares in 1921

    Coal Miner

    31

    Tailor

    14

    Carpenter

    13

    Bricklayer

    12

    House Painter

    10

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