Origins of the Starling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 93East Midlands 50West Midlands 67East 501London 629South East 247South West 29South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Starlings lived in london

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    2,000 Starling Travel & migration records
    22,000 Starlings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Starling

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    We have for the Starling surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Starling first names?

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    Common jobs for Starlings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Starlings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    82

    Laundress

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    68

    Domestic Servant

    58

    House Servant

    53

    Commmon male occupations for Starlings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    268

    Farm Labourer

    132

    General Labourer

    79

    Carpenter

    68

    Farmer

    58

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