Origins of the Spruce surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 182Isle of ManYorkshire 82East Midlands 10West Midlands 217East 54London 191South East 7South West 11South Wales 30Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spruces lived in west-midlands

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    420 Spruce Travel & migration records
    6,900 Spruces found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spruce

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    What are the most common Spruce first names?

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    Common jobs for Spruces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spruces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    House Servant

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Spruces in 1921

    Coal Miner

    59

    Farmer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    22

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