Origins of the Tear surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 80West Midlands 3East 19London 116South East 42South West 14South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tears lived in london

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    550 Tear Travel & migration records
    4,500 Tears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tear

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    What are the most common Tear first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    House Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Laundress

    12

    Charwoman

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Tears in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Bricklayer

    28

    Shoemaker

    19

    Farmer

    18

    General Labourer

    16

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