Origins of the Neale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 130North West 110Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 351East Midlands 430West Midlands 1104East 511London 1510South East 715South West 505South Wales 113Mid Wales 9West Wales 7North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Neales lived in london

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    8,900 Neale Travel & migration records
    73,000 Neales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Neale

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    551st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Neale surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Neale first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Neales

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

    Common female occupations for Neales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    335

    Laundress

    230

    Domestic Servant

    180

    General Servant Domestic

    174

    Living On Own Means

    138

    Common male occupations for Neales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    382

    General Labourer

    253

    Carpenter

    241

    Farm Labourer

    211

    Farmer

    196

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