Origins of the Spires surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 72East Midlands 43West Midlands 89East 12London 143South East 109South West 23South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spireses lived in london

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    550 Spires Travel & migration records
    5,900 Spireses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spires

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    What are the most common Spires first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Spireses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spireses in 1921

    Laundress

    39

    Dressmaker

    34

    House Servant

    17

    General Servant

    14

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Spireses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Farm Hands

    29

    General Labourer

    29

    Carpenter

    25

    Baker

    21

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