Origins of the Steels surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 9Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 204East Midlands 146West Midlands 8East 10London 50South East 17South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Steelses lived in yorkshire

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    240 Steels Travel & migration records
    4,700 Steelses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Steels

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    What are the most common Steels first names?

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    Common jobs for Steelses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Steelses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Laundress

    16

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Steelses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    26

    Coal Miner

    14

    Farmer

    14

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