Origins of the Sharps surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 84Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 19West Midlands 9East 14London 67South East 51South West 26South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sharpses lived in north-west

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    270 Sharps Travel & migration records
    2,800 Sharpses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sharps

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    What are the most common Sharps first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sharpses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sharpses in 1921

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Sharpses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Farmer

    15

    Waterman

    13

    General Labourer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    9

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