Origins of the Sleath surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 220West Midlands 66East 6London 47South East 29South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sleaths lived in east-midlands

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    330 Sleath Travel & migration records
    4,100 Sleaths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sleath

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    What are the most common Sleath first names?

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    Common jobs for Sleaths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sleaths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Housekeeper

    11

    Widow

    9

    Assisting In The Business

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Sleaths in 1921

    Butcher

    24

    Carpenter

    23

    Farmer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Cordwainer

    14

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