Origins of the Sparling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 111East Midlands 39West Midlands 11East 102London 105South East 43South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sparlings lived in yorkshire

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    2,400 Sparling Travel & migration records
    4,300 Sparlings found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sparling first names?

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    Common jobs for Sparlings

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    Commmon female occupations for Sparlings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Living On Own Means

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Sparlings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Bricklayer

    21

    Coal Miner

    16

    Mariner

    16

    General Labourer

    15

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