Origins of the Weare surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 9West Midlands 22East 26London 121South East 89South West 93South Wales 67Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Weares lived in london

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    580 Weare Travel & migration records
    5,600 Weares found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Weares

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    Common female occupations for Weares in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Widow

    18

    Tailoress

    14

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Cook Domestic

    12

    Common male occupations for Weares in 1921

    Tailor

    25

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Carpenter

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    17

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