Origins of the Spong surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 14East Midlands 31West Midlands 14East 32London 214South East 228South West 14South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spongs lived in south-east

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    600 Spong Travel & migration records
    5,500 Spongs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spong

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    What are the most common Spong first names?

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    Common jobs for Spongs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spongs in 1921

    Laundress

    36

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Servant

    17

    Annuitant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Spongs in 1921

    Gardener

    42

    Carpenter

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    21

    Clerk

    16

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