Origins of the Staff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 63North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 73West Midlands 20East 224London 198South East 80South West 19South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Staffs lived in east

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    990 Staff Travel & migration records
    8,400 Staffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Staff

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    What are the most common Staff first names?

    George

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Staffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Staffs in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    30

    General Servant

    26

    Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Staffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

    Farm Labourer

    40

    General Labourer

    28

    Shoemaker

    22

    Carpenter

    16

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