Origins of the Shire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 4London 80South East 16South West 249South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shires lived in south-west

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    740 Shire Travel & migration records
    3,300 Shires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shire

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    What are the most common Shire first names?

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    Common jobs for Shires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shires in 1921

    Glover

    22

    Glove Sewer Leather

    18

    Dressmaker

    17

    Cook Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Shires in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Farmer

    25

    Carpenter

    17

    General Labourer

    15

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