Origins of the Sharples surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 171Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 198East Midlands 32West Midlands 93East 14London 5663South East 41South West 20South Wales 10Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sharpleses lived in london

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    5,400 Sharples Travel & migration records
    51,000 Sharpleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sharples

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    989th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sharples surname. The oldest one dates back to 1573.

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    What are the most common Sharples first names?

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    Common jobs for Sharpleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sharpleses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,438

    Weaver

    413

    Weaver Cotton

    336

    Cotton Winder

    292

    House Keeper

    163

    Commmon male occupations for Sharpleses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    777

    Coal Miner

    430

    Weaver

    245

    Cotton Spinner

    215

    Weaver Cotton

    189

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