Origins of the Spray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 89East Midlands 351West Midlands 5East 44London 162South East 116South West 51South Wales 10Mid WalesWest Wales 3North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sprays lived in east-midlands

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    1,400 Spray Travel & migration records
    9,100 Sprays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spray

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    What are the most common Spray first names?

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    Common jobs for Sprays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sprays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Lace Mender

    22

    House Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Sprays in 1921

    Lace Maker

    50

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Coal Miner

    42

    General Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner Hewer

    28

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