Origins of the Sutherland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 538North West 128Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 194East Midlands 73West Midlands 90East 194London 880South East 344South West 91South Wales 22Mid Wales 28West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sutherlands lived in london

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    36,000 Sutherland Travel & migration records
    100,000 Sutherlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sutherland

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    476th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sutherland surname. The oldest one dates back to 1564.

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    What are the most common Sutherland first names?

    John

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sutherlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sutherlands in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    781

    Dressmaker

    612

    F S

    472

    Pauper

    412

    General Servant

    390

    Commmon male occupations for Sutherlands in 1921

    Fisherman

    1,807

    Crofter

    704

    Farmer

    697

    Farm Servant

    633

    Cooper

    630

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