Origins of the Sleep surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 2West Midlands 9East 4London 61South East 49South West 247South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sleeps lived in south-west

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    1,100 Sleep Travel & migration records
    5,900 Sleeps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sleep

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    What are the most common Sleep first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sleeps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sleeps in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    House Servant

    17

    General Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Sleeps in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Blacksmith

    32

    Farmer

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Carpenter

    22

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