Origins of the Spear surname

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    In 1921, most Spears lived in south-west

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    4,500 Spear Travel & migration records
    13,000 Spears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spear

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    What are the most common Spear first names?

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    Common jobs for Spears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Laundress

    43

    Domestic Servant

    41

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Charwoman

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Spears in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    General Labourer

    47

    Farmer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Carpenter

    40

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