Origins of the Sleigh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 83Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 43West Midlands 153East 23London 160South East 40South West 22South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sleighs lived in london

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    890 Sleigh Travel & migration records
    6,700 Sleighs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sleigh

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    What are the most common Sleigh first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sleighs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sleighs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Dress Maker

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Housekeeper

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Sleighs in 1921

    Blacksmith

    45

    Coal Miner

    36

    General Labourer

    17

    Shoemaker

    17

    Spring Hook Maker

    14

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