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Origins of the Spall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 23West Midlands 6East 356London 206South East 81South West 5South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spalls lived in east

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    500 Spall Travel & migration records
    6,400 Spalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spall

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    What are the most common Spall first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Spalls

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

    Common female occupations for Spalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Charwoman

    18

    Laundress

    18

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Blacksmith

    10

    Common male occupations for Spalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Blacksmith

    25

    Carpenter

    23

    General Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    20

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