Origins of the Wear surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 236North West 50Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 275East Midlands 14West Midlands 40East 15London 73South East 46South West 77South Wales 1Mid Wales 6West Wales 5North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wears lived in yorkshire

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    1,300 Wear Travel & migration records
    9,600 Wears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wear

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    What are the most common Wear first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    House Servant

    29

    Dress Maker

    26

    Housekeeper

    20

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Wears in 1921

    Coal Miner

    80

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farmer

    34

    General Labourer

    32

    Bricklayer

    30

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