Origins of the Alger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 7West Midlands 15East 90London 217South East 93South West 21South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Algers lived in london

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    1,400 Alger Travel & migration records
    6,200 Algers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alger

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    What are the most common Alger first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Algers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Algers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    21

    House Servant

    17

    Charwoman

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Algers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    General Labourer

    42

    Farmer

    26

    Tailor

    18

    Farm Labourer

    17

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