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Origins of the Sproat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 162North West 84Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 19East Midlands 4West Midlands 8East 7London 72South East 10South West 14South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sproats lived in north-east

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    1,200 Sproat Travel & migration records
    5,500 Sproats found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sproat

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    Common jobs for Sproats

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

    Common female occupations for Sproats in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    F S

    15

    Annuitant

    14

    Common male occupations for Sproats in 1921

    Farmer

    43

    Joiner

    25

    General Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner

    21

    Blacksmith

    18

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