Origins of the Suckling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 11West Midlands 60East 454London 447South East 130South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sucklings lived in east

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    980 Suckling Travel & migration records
    10,000 Sucklings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Suckling

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    Common jobs for Sucklings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sucklings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    38

    Laundress

    35

    Straw Plaiter

    26

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Sucklings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Farm Labourer

    40

    General Labourer

    34

    Blacksmith

    25

    Bricklayer

    22

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