Origins of the Air surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 65North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 2West Midlands 9East 1London 8South East 14South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Airs lived in north-east

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    260 Air Travel & migration records
    1,600 Airs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Air

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    What are the most common Air first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Airs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Airs in 1921

    Annuitant

    7

    F S

    5

    Flax Spinner

    5

    Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Airs in 1921

    Blacksmith

    31

    Tailor

    15

    Joiner

    12

    Boat Builder

    11

    Weaver

    10

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