Origins of the Stretch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 151Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 11West Midlands 64East 16London 285South East 21South West 14South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stretchs lived in london

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    1,300 Stretch Travel & migration records
    7,200 Stretchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stretch

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    We have for the Stretch surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Stretch first names?

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    Common jobs for Stretchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stretchs in 1921

    Widow

    32

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Stretchs in 1921

    Yeoman

    36

    Farmer

    33

    General Labourer

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    28

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