Origins of the Stearn surname

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    In 1921, most Stearns lived in east

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    680 Stearn Travel & migration records
    6,700 Stearns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stearn

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    What are the most common Stearn first names?

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    Common jobs for Stearns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stearns in 1921

    Laundress

    30

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Farmer

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Stearns in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    58

    Tailor

    55

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    39

    Bricklayer

    23

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