Origins of the Staples surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 45Isle of ManYorkshire 262East Midlands 258West Midlands 95East 219London 943South East 458South West 132South Wales 17Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stapleses lived in london

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    5,300 Staples Travel & migration records
    30,000 Stapleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Staples

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    What are the most common Staples first names?

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    Common jobs for Stapleses

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

    Common female occupations for Stapleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    115

    Laundress

    107

    Domestic Servant

    78

    House Servant

    68

    General Servant

    66

    Common male occupations for Stapleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    161

    General Labourer

    129

    Farmer

    100

    Carpenter

    94

    Farm Labourer

    80

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