Origins of the Stirland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 39East Midlands 294West Midlands 21East 1London 15South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stirlands lived in east-midlands

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    120 Stirland Travel & migration records
    2,900 Stirlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stirland

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    What are the most common Stirland first names?

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    Common jobs for Stirlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stirlands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    At School

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Stirlands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    111

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    Coal Miner Loader

    9

    Coal Minor

    7

    Butcher

    6

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