Origins of the Sheaf surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East MidlandsWest Midlands 36East 30London 39South East 48South West 2South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sheafs lived in south-east

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    120 Sheaf Travel & migration records
    1,600 Sheafs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sheaf

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    What are the most common Sheaf first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sheafs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sheafs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Stay Maker

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Sheafs in 1921

    Mate

    35

    Master

    31

    Fisherman

    24

    Farmer

    15

    Farmers Son

    10

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