Origins of the Acres surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 6West Midlands 9East 54London 134South East 70South West 16South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Acreses lived in london

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    640 Acres Travel & migration records
    3,700 Acreses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Acres

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    What are the most common Acres first names?

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    Common jobs for Acreses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Acreses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Farmers Wife

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Acreses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Farmers Son

    19

    Husbandman

    14

    Blacksmith

    12

    General Labourer

    12

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